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Stibbs Bay Satellite Image Map 1:100000

Entry ID: stibbs_bay_sat

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Summary

Abstract: Satellite image map of Stibbs Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. This map was produced for the Australian Antarctic Division by AUSLIG (now Geoscience Australia) Commercial, in Australia, in 1992. The map is at a scale of 1:100000, and was produced from Landsat TM scene WRS 137-107. It is projected on a Transverse Mercator projection, and shows glaciers/ice shelves, penguin colonies, refuge/depots, Specially Protected Areas (SPA), and gives some historical text information.
The map has both geographical and UTM co-ordinates.

Related URL

Link: GET SERVICE

Description: Mawson area map index

Link: GET SERVICE

Description: AAD Mapping and Charts online database and ANARE catalogue

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Information report relating to satellite image maps for Stibbs Bay and Stefansson Bay

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -67.0

S: -68.0

E: 62.0

W: 61.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-10-01

Stop Date: 1992-10-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Stibbs Bay

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Quality Please see URL link ('Information report relating to satellite image maps for Stibbs Bay and Stefansson Bay').

Data source: Landsat TM scene (WRS 137-107), acquired 21 January 1992.

Projection and Grid: Transverse Mercator, grid zone 41.

Co-ordinates: Geographical and UTM.

Horizontal datum: World Geodetic System 1984.

Magnetic Variation: 63.4 degrees west in October 1992, and moves westerly by about 0.1 degree each year.

Nomenclature: Names have been approved by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia.

Access Constraints Contact the Australian Antarctic Data Centre.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided athttp://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=stibbs_b... when using these data.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

AAD

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia