Anmeldelser: Antarctic Map Folio Series. Folio 1: Aeronomical Maps for the Antarctic; Folio 2: Physical Characteristics of the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Summary

In 1964, the American Geographical Society initiated its Antarctic Map Folio Series with two folios, covering aeronomical maps and physical characteristics of the ice sheet. Folio 2 presents ten plates on ice elevation, thickness, snow accumulation, surface temperature, and density, supplemented by a 124-item bibliography. Compiled from international observations during the International Geophysical Year, including Soviet data from East Antarctica, the maps use a polar stereographic projection and are technically clear, though the color scheme was noted as less ideal. This atlas serves as a rapid and reliable reference for Antarctic geography, with future folios anticipated.