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2024 release of the IBCSO

2024 release of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean

2024 release of the International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean

The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) is the authoritative bathymetric map of the Southern Ocean region. It is based on billions of soundings contributed by organisations across the globe.

The IBCSO 2024 Annual Release is now available to access from the IBCSO web site.

Data sets for download include bathymetric grids with and without ice elevation information for Antarctica and grids identifying the source data that the bathymetric grid is based on,

This is the first update of Version 2.0 of the IBCSO, released in 2022.

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