Antarctic Map Folio Series
- Publication
- Antarctic Journal of the United States
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 254
Antarctic Map Folio Series · Version 17
1973Bushnell describes the linked Folio 17 as a collaborative treatment of Antarctic and Subantarctic marine sediments. Its maps cover surface sediment types and colors, ferromanganese deposits, fossil Foraminifera and diatoms, Pleistocene sediment thickness inferred from radiolarian studies, and total sediment thickness derived from seismic-reflection data; photographs of the sea floor are also included.
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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.
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