Anmeldelser: Antarctic Map Folio Series. Folio 1: Aeronomical Maps for the Antarctic; Folio 2: Physical Characteristics of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Publication
- Geografisk Tidsskrift
- Volume
- 64
- Pages
- 255
Antarctic Map Folio Series · Version 2
1964The reviewer considers Folio 2 the more geographically important of the first two installments. Its ten map sheets cover elevation, ice thickness, snow accumulation, surface temperature, and snow density at the surface and at ten metres’ depth, alongside diagrams from profile studies; they are supplemented by ten introductory pages and a 124-item bibliography. The reviewer praises the speed of publication after the International Geophysical Year and welcomes the incorporation of Russian observations from East Antarctica as well as American, British, and French findings. The polar stereographic maps are judged technically very clear, although their strong purple color scale is criticized. Overall, the text and maps are regarded as a quick and reliable reference for Antarctic geography.
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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.
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