Surficial geology of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, GIS dataset

• Main Authors: S., McLennan, A.M., Haiblen, J., Smith, L., Highet
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2022
• Subjects: Sedimentology; EARTH SCIENCES; Surface Processes; Quaternary Environments; Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution; Glaciology; Geology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Geomorphology; surficial geology; Antarctica; Glacial geology; Holocene; Published_External; Canada; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/145536; http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/145536

Here we present the GIS dataset for the surficial geology map for the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. On the coast of Prydz Bay, the region is one of the largest ice-free areas in Antarctica. Surficial geology mapping at 1:2000 was undertaken with field observations in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 summer seasons as well as aerial photography and satellite imagery interpretation. Units are based on the Geological Survey of Canada Surficial Data Model Version 2.4.0 (Deblonde et al 2019). This geodatabase, set of layer files (including sample and field observation sites), and metadata statement complement the flat pdf map published in 2021 - http://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/145535.