Journal Article

Antarctic Map Folio Series

By Vivian C. Bushnell· 1970

Publication: Antarctic Journal of the United States
Volume: 5
Issue: 5
Pages: 197

Antarctic Map Folio Series · Version 15

1971

Bushnell reports that the forthcoming bird folio will map breeding sites as well as specimen and sighting records. An extensive bibliography is intended to document breeding localities and northernmost records, along with southernmost records for some species; George Watson supervised the map compilation and will write the explanatory text.

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This article outlines recent developments in the Antarctic Map Folio Series by the American Geographical Society, including the published Folio 12 (Geologic Maps of Antarctica) and Folio 13 (Circumpolar Characteristics of Antarctic Waters and Sound Channels), as well as forthcoming folios on birds, fishes, bathymetry, subglacial topography, marine sediments, exploration history, and mammals. It also describes the Smithsonian Institution's participation in Antarctic expeditions during Fiscal Year 1970, covering multiple scientific cruises, specimen collections, and ecological studies, with emphasis on ostracodes, benthic organisms, and whales.