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Rauer Group Satellite Image Map 1:50000

Entry ID: rauer_sat

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Summary

Abstract: Satellite image map of the Rauer Group, Antarctica. This map was produced for the Australian Antarctic Division by AUSLIG (now Geoscience Australia) Commercial, in Australia, in 1991. The map is at a scale of 1:50000, and was produced from two SPOT 1 scenes. It is projected on a Transverse Mercator projection, and shows refuge/depots and gives some historical text information. The map has both geographical and UTM co-ordinates.

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Description: Rauer Group / Princess Elizabeth Land Satellite Image Map

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -69.0

S: -69.0

E: 78.0

W: 77.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1991-06-01

Stop Date: 1991-06-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Rauer Group

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Quality Please see URL link ('Procedures employed to produce the image maps of Vestfold Hills and Rauer Group Islands - Antarctica').

Data source: Two multispectral space imagery SPOT1 images (K281 J494, K281 J493), acquired 21 January 1989 and 16 February 1990 respectively.

Projection and Grid: Transverse Mercator, grid zone 43.

Co-ordinates: Geographical and UTM.

Horizontal datum: World Geodetic System 1984.

Magnetic Variation: 76.6 degrees west in 1991.

Nomenclature: Names approved by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia but are subject to confirmation (June 1991).

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 at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=rauer_sat when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Satellite Image Map

Rauer Group

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