Antarctic Map Folio Series

Summary

This article outlines the progress of the Antarctic Map Folio Series by the American Geographical Society, which aims to systematically summarize current knowledge of the Antarctic, with approximately 20 folios planned, each dedicated to a specific discipline. By late 1971, 13 folios had been published, with 3 more forthcoming. The article details Folios 14 through 17, covering topics such as Antarctic and Subantarctic bird distribution, benthic fishes, solid-earth morphology (including seafloor and subglacial bedrock topography), and marine sediments. Additionally, it reports on the Geologic Map of Antarctica (1:5,000,000 scale) released in August 1970, which synthesizes 18 regional maps from Folio 12 and incorporates new data from the 1970 Oslo Symposium on Antarctic Geology and Solid-Earth Geophysics, also displaying bathymetry and ice surface elevation.