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I-2600-D Map Sheet U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Prepared in cooperation with the GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS SERIES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCOTT POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM MAP I–2600–D Explanatory pamphlet accompanies map 70˚W 65˚W 1986 WRIGHT 75˚W 800 W 60˚W 1400 AVERLY INLET 1997 GLACIER 02 NOV 75 1200 28 FEB 86 1997 P A L M B E R A T L A R 1997 N 1000 C 800 D J US G O L FITZGERALD H S N 800 BLUFFS 22 FEB 00 S ˚W I T 55˚ 80 R O KELLER W V N INLET A I GL 1986 N 1200 AC 600 1997 E I ER G O W SM L ITH E A P LA T ENINSU M C 1997 C O I 400 E R 03 DEC 02 R 1997 E NANTUCKET G 600 L 1986 200 1400 A INLET R C 1997 IE 74˚S 1200 R E W ˚S B 74 O W 1997 M T B 1986 A R S N 800 TRA I 1000 O NG P D W E N E G 08 MAR 88 S A N L N E L 1800 A I C N G I E S S 1000 H L R U 1997 L T A SKY-HI A LYON C A R 03 DEC 02 TAKS NUNATAKS I O NUNA E 400 R L D 1000 1997 W K E T C H U M G L 1986 1997 S A C GARDNER INLET I FEB 86 E R L 800 1986 1997 L CAPE E M O U N T A I N ADAMS D 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27 JAN 89 500 R S 30 JAN 89 O U N E 900 I 400 T N 06 MAR 86 N L E W E C T O F M E CIE R LA R 300 03 DEC 02 G O 800 25 OCT 87 R S HEMMEN ICE RISE R FLETCHER ICE RISE G I E D 200 C 100 A (FLETCHER PROMONTOR 1986 E GL E 200 E 300 R 27 JAN 89 25 OCT 87 B 700 M L I 1800 N E G 06 MAR 86 G N U O C Y Y) 100 T E R 600 E L 600 L R 1993 I E L W ICE 90 E 1800 N 25 OCT 87 I G KERSHA C N S RUMPLES ˚ G L A W E N S L N GL G T 1997 78 A ˚S L R H E L E 400 500 E I ˚S E TTON C R A W 78 2200 P A S L 200 S G 400 1986 O E R 30 JAN 89 R L E 2600 C L T GU 200 E 2200 A ERR A 600 D ERO GL HOU GH GL 400 3800 M W R B ˚ L OM R L C R VINSON T EMINGTON G 1997 S IE H N C O 1986 45 A A MASSIF M R L AS GL 30 JAN 89 B G A 200 300 S KORFF ICE RISE N DOAKE ICE RUMPLES B N G 200 W IM H C I U A T W D R Z M E E E A G S N Y B L S G A B G L 1986 A E L 100 100 S C CH T IE ER 1986 O IE G N R L RA 1986 NG E 400 R 11 JAN 89 CONSTELLA R 200 M CIE 200 800 GLA DOTT ICE RISE SOTA 400 200 INNE 400 INLET 1200M 25 OCT 87 T 1000 600 1986 1400 W 1800 E G R TION B BOWIE R S G IMES ASSE C E S GL H O CREV I T FIELD M H E W C ID R 400 A A T G N L G L L G G L R SE U S 16 FEB 86 OE RENNELL GL ST S TT B 79 ˚ E A AN GL ˚S 79 PL D L NAG O I FLA S S BERKNER ISLAND B SKYTRAIN H H S B C R M G H I C E R I S E A N T L A E E Z I C D R G I E FENDORF E R L E R G L I O R GL C DRISCOLL GL A Z L 16 FEB 86 I G L S G C 1986 U H L K N G A T A O R N I N B Z N O S G S L U R N A E R T N D H N A E E H SEAL GL L G L N DRAKEALL G I T R ICEF HYDE GL ME E PLUM S H E R C U L E A 1986 15 FEB 86 R H I O A R SE N SH N O E VA 16 FEB 86 S G L LE Y 1986 E 400 200 16 FEB 86 600 M T PATRIO 200 A HILLS 800 16 FEB 86 E HENR Y I C E R I S E R S T 80 80˚ ˚S 15 FEB 86 S 16 FEB 86 1800 1000 600 1200 E 1997 C I 1986 400 1400 E 200 T U 1986 1986 T I 200 T S N I 1986 200 PIRRIT HILLS S 81 81˚ ˚S 1986 Maps used in compilation and analysis: U.S. Geological Survey Satellite Image Map Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, 1973–74, Experimental 400 Printing, 1:500,000 scale British Antarctic Survey and U.S. Geological Survey 1997 Satellite Image Map NASH 02 NOV 87 Rutford Ice Stream, Antarctica, 1989, 1:250,000 scale HILLS Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie (IfAG) M Glaciological Map of Filchner-Ronne-Schelfeis, Antarctica, A TIN E 1987, 1:2,000,000 scale ICE PIEDMONTFORD MAR R HILLS U.S. Geological Survey Antarctica 1:250,000- T S scale Topographic Reconnaissance Series S 82 82˚ ˚S Liberty Hills, 1967 E Newcomer Glacier, 1962 S C EDGE GLACIER Union Glacier, 1967 I N 200 Vinson Massif, 1989 R I British Antarctic Survey BAS Miscellaneous Series E A 600 L F I 02 NOV 87 British Antarctic Territory (North of 82° S) with South Georgia L 400 S T J S and South Sandwich Islands, 1981, Sheet BAS (Misc) 2, Ö A 1400 A 300 B 1200 M N M U 1:3,000,000 scale 1997 200 R K 210-112 G D U F E Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea, 2000, Sheet BAS (Misc) 8, U 220/112 600 G L A 223/112 CIER 1:3,000,000 scale 100 O 221/112 SALLEE 226/112 Other information sources: M SNOWFIELD RADARSAT SAR-1 Image Map Mosaic of Antarctica [RADARSAT E 800 Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP), Byrd Polar Research Center, 800 G R 207-113 200 The Ohio State University; see full reference citation in A N E 74°S I 210-113 accompanying pamphlet]. 1997 A 210-114 L C 215-114 R 400 Antarctic digital database user's guide and reference manual 1000 A 220/113 207-114 (British Antarctic Survey and others, 1993; see full reference O L 221/113 citation in accompanying pamphlet). This manual accompanies a L M C G A 210-115 CD-ROM. The Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) project provides a 215-115 1000 A SCHMIDT T digital coastline and other cartographic information of Antarctica. A E E HILLS S C 1200 R E 600 207-116 C S R Map projection parameters have been used in accordance with the T H R IL O recommendations of the Working Group on Geodesy and S DS R GL N F 195-115 K L Geographic Information of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic O OVACS G 204-116 83 220-115 Research (SCAR).
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