International sea level
South Atlantic data
The map and inventory below indicate sites where sea level data are available.
Data files and site history information may be accessed via the inventory.
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download the data and
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view the site history information. Note: Sites marked with * have the latest data available in ASCII format only. Sites are ordered by latitude and
longitude.
Much of the data in the South Atlantic have been collected as part of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Levels by Altimetry and Island Measurements (ACCLAIM) programme, conducted by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL). Find out more about ACCLAIM from the POL ACCLAIM web pages, including an explanation of the differences between 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' data.
In the inventory below Phase 1 and Phase 2 data are indicated by
- Phase 1 data —

- Phase 2 data —

Click on the map dots to advance to the appropriate inventory entry.
South Atlantic sea level data inventory
| GLOSS no. | Site name | Position | Duration | NetCDF | ASCII | Document |
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| 9099 | Forster, Phase 1 | 70 46.4S 011 51.9W |
1991 | |
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| 9100 | Rothera, Phase 1 | 67 34.0S 068 08.0W |
1992 — 1999 | |
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| 188 | Faraday Base, Argentine Islands, Phase 0 | 65 15.0S 064 16.0W |
1959 — 1971 | |
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| 188 | Faraday (Vernadsky), Phase 1 | 65 15.0S 064 16.0W |
1997 — 1999 | |
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| 188 | Faraday (Vernadsky), Phase 2 | 65 15.0S 064 16.0W |
1984 — 1997, 1999 | |
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| 185 | Esperanza, Argentina | 63 23.7S 056 59.7W |
1996 — 1998 | |
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| 306 | Signy, South Orkney Islands, Phase 1 | 60 42.0S 045 36.0W |
1988 — 1997, 1999 | |
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| 180 | Diego Ramirez | 56 30.5S 068 42.9W |
1991 | |
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| 181 | Ushuaia | 54 48.3S 068 17.7W |
1996 — 1998 | |
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| 9003 | Puerto Williams | 54 56.0S 067 37.0W |
1964 — 1998 | |
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| 305 | Port Stanley, Phase 1 | 51 45.0S 057 56.0W |
1988 — 1992 | |
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| 305 | Port Stanley-A, Phase 2 | 51 45.0S 057 56.0W |
1964 — 1974 | |
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| 305 | Port Stanley-B, Phase 2 | 51 45.0S 057 56.0W |
1992 — 2001 | |
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| 266 | Tristan da Cunha, Phase 1 | 37 03.0S 012 18.0W |
1984 — 1998 | |
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| 268 | Simonstown | 34 11.3S 018 26.4E |
1958 — 1996 | |
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| 314 | Walvis Bay | 22 56.0S 014 30.0E |
1959 — 1973, 1976 — 1989, 1991 — 1998 | |
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| 264 | St. Helena, Phase 1 | 15 58.0S 005 42.0W |
1986 — 1992 | |
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| 264 | St. Helena, Phase 2* |
15 55.0S 005 43.0W |
1993 — 2001 | |
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| 263 | Ascension, Phase 1 | 07 55.0S 014 25.0W |
1983 — 1995 | |
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| 263 | Ascension, Phase 2* |
07 54.0S 014 22.0W |
1993 — 2001 | |
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| 9107 | Fortaleza, Brazil | 03 43.0S 038 28.0W |
1995 — 1998 | |
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Related BODC pages
| World Ocean Circulation Experiment sea level (WOCE sea level) | Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) | |
| North Atlantic sea level data | South Pacific sea level data | |
| Indian Ocean sea level data | Bottom pressure recorder data | |
| North Pacific sea level data | Sea level portal | |
| UK Tide Gauge Network |
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