UK Antarctic Place-names Committee website

The UK-Antarctic Place-names Committee website gives users access to the UK Antarctic Gazetteer through a web-map interface. This has been completely rebuilt in 2012-13 using up-to-date Open Source systems. Access to accurate information about place-names is important for scientific research and eff...

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Main Authors: Herbert, David, Bazeley, Katherine, Fox, Adrian
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/501483/
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Summary:The UK-Antarctic Place-names Committee website gives users access to the UK Antarctic Gazetteer through a web-map interface. This has been completely rebuilt in 2012-13 using up-to-date Open Source systems. Access to accurate information about place-names is important for scientific research and effective and safe logistics operations in Antarctica. The UK-APC is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office committee - leadership in maps and place-names is one way that the UK plays an influential role in Antarctic affairs.

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