Onshore Falklands structure geology

Falkland Islands geological map, structures, produced for the Falkland Islands Government by the British Geological Survey.

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 09:58 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:18 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category geoscientific information
Temporal Extent Start 1920-01-01
Temporal Extent End 1998-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 1998
Lineage Original geological survey by H.A.Baker government geologist 1920-1922. Resurveyed photogeologically by M.E. Greenway British Antarctic Survey 1970-1972. Resurveyed at 1:50.000 scale by D.T.Aldiss and E.J. Edwards, Falkland Islands geological mapping project 1996-1998. Additional information from map and report. The original shape file did not overlap with the current boundaries of the Falklands. Hence it has been digitise again (Tom McAdam - http://www.aqua-mail.com) by keeping the attribute table untouched
West Longitude 187318.6
South Latitude 4187341.79
East Longitude 452805.5
North Latitude 4341422.96
Spatial Reference System UTM 21S WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Copyright NERC and Falkland Islands Government 1999. All rights reserved
Data Format shape
Update Frequency unknown
Accuracy map has been derived from 1:50.000 scale manuscript compilations
Resource Type Dataset
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2014-06-23
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-FIG-17

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Map tiles by Stamen Design, under CC BY 3.0. Data by OpenStreetMap, under CC BY SA.