Polar & expedition maps
Soviet map of the Antarctic plateau
Historical recordSoviet Antarctic plateau mapping.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Original title
- Karta Mira, sheet 234
- Artifact date
- 1972
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Identifier
- Maps 920.(494.)
- Record type
- individual_artifact
Catalog review date reported: 2026-10-28. This is inherited catalog metadata, not a new verification of the linked source.
Original material
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- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/antarctica-a-brief-history-in-maps
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