Journal Article

Antarctic Map Folio Series

By Vivian C. Bushnell· 1971

Publication: Antarctic Journal of the United States
Volume: 6
Issue: 6
Pages: 254

Antarctic Map Folio Series · Version 14

1971

Bushnell reports that Hugh H. DeWitt’s Folio 15, Coastal and Deep-Water Benthic Fishes of the Antarctic, contains five plates with 31 maps recording collection localities for 119 fish species, along with drawings of representative species. Its accompanying text discusses the characteristics of Antarctic fish fauna and the significance of the maps, and includes a bibliography.

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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.