ANTARCTICA OVERVIEW MAP

This map shows the major geographical features on the Antarctic continent and the USA and UK
research stations, to accompany the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). For information
about LIMA and to access the imagery, go to http://lima.usgs.gov

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G HÅKON VI
South Orkney Is KON I H
Signy (UK) A V
BULISEN
FIM

S
bu lheimen
Fim
South DRONNING MAUD Th

O
or
LAND
ANT

sh
avn
Shetland BRUNT heine
WEDDELL ICE ENDERBY
Scott Mtns
LAND

U
SHELF
AR

Is
G R AH

TIC Halley (UK)

C

SEA

T
AM

Anvers I. PE KEMP LAND

Palmer (USA) LARSEN NIN COATS LAND Dome
LA

ICE SHELF
SU Fuji
ND

H E
(Valkyrie)
Adelaide I. FILCHNER
LA

PA ICE Shackleton MACROBERTSON

Rothera (UK) LM Berkner SHELF Range ns
E Island Prince Charles Mt
RONNE AMERY
R

ICE SHELF
ICE
LA

Alexander I. Prydz
SHELF LAND
N

Bay
E A S T A N TA R C T I C A
Pensac

R N
D

PRINCESS
ola

BELLINGSHAUSEN Vinson
Dome ELIZABETH
M

s Argus LAND
tn

Massif 4 00
Tra

4892m 0
s
tn

SEA Ells
worth
M Thiel South Pole
90°W WILHELM II 90°E
ABBOT ICE SHE

Mtns Amundsen-Scott (USA) Davis

ns

Peter I Øy ELLSWORTH LAND LAND

Whitmore a
nt Sea

O C
Mtns
ar
S O U

WEST Queen ti c Queen QUEEN MARY SHACKLETON

LF

c Elizabeth Subglacial LAND ICE

A N TA R C T I C A Maud
Mtns
Range
M
Lake Vostok
00
SHELF
30
AMUNDSEN
o

°S
un

E
MARIE Queen
80

SEA Executive
BYRD Alexandra
GE

Committee WILKES
tai

Range
TZ

Range LAND ROSS Dome LAND

IC

A N
E

H ICE Circe
ns
S

EL
T

F
SHELF
2000

McMurdo
VI

(USA)
H

CT
OR

Mt Erebus
IA LAND

°S
E

70

ROSS SEA TERRE

GEORGE V ADÉLIE
R

LAND
OATES LAND
N

Dumont d’Urville
Sea

O
°S

C Balleny Is
60

180°
E
A 0 1000 2000
N Km
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Miles
Key
Ice-free rock
To find more detailed maps of Antarctica:
Ice sheet Order maps and posters from the LIMA website: http://lima.usgs.gov/order.php
British Antarctic Survey Map Catalogue: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/magic/newmapcat/mapcat.html
Ice shelf
SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research) map catalogue: http://aadc-maps.aad.gov.au/
Contours at For a composite gazetteer of placenames in Antarctica visit: http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE/
500m intervals For a map showing all research stations operating in Antarctica visit: http://www.comnap.aq/

To find out interesting facts about Antarctica see:

‘Antarctica in Context’ on http://lima.usgs.gov/download.php

To find out more about Antarctica and British Antarctic Survey research, visit:
www.antarctica.ac.uk