Featured Collection: Polar Geospatial Center

Polar Geospatial Center

What is in this collection?

398 digitized maps that reflect multiple areas from both poles.

What geographic region is featured?

Both poles – Antarctica and Greenland being most common.

What BTAA library submitted the collection?

University of Minnesota

Interesting tidbits:

• 9 of the maps are sketch maps.

• Some maps were created by the U.S. War Department during World War II, for example Amagak, Greenland.

• One of the items is a 1956 map that covers Antarctic exploration and different nations’ claims.