SciTools
diff --git a/‎docs/src/conf.py‎
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diff --git a/‎lib/iris/plot.py‎
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@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@
 
 import datetime
 from importlib.metadata import version as get_version
+from inspect import getsource
 import ntpath
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
 from subprocess import run
 import sys
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 from urllib.parse import quote
 import warnings
 
@@ -409,6 +411,26 @@ def _dotv(version):
 # -- sphinx-gallery config ----------------------------------------------------
 # See https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/stable/configuration.html
 
+
+def reset_modules(gallery_conf, fname):
+    """Force re-registering of nc-time-axis with matplotlib for each example.
+
+    Required for sphinx-gallery>=0.11.0.
+    """
+    from sys import modules
+
+    _ = modules.pop("nc_time_axis", None)
+
+
+# https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/dev/configuration.html#importing-callables
+reset_modules_dir = Path(gettempdir()) / reset_modules.__name__
+reset_modules_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+(reset_modules_dir / f"{reset_modules.__name__}.py").write_text(
+    getsource(reset_modules)
+)
+sys.path.insert(0, str(reset_modules_dir))
+
+
 sphinx_gallery_conf = {
     # path to your example scripts
     "examples_dirs": ["../gallery_code"],
@@ -420,11 +442,7 @@ def _dotv(version):
     "ignore_pattern": r"__init__\.py",
     # force gallery building, unless overridden (see src/Makefile)
     "plot_gallery": "'True'",
-    # force re-registering of nc-time-axis with matplotlib for each example,
-    # required for sphinx-gallery>=0.11.0
-    "reset_modules": (
-        lambda gallery_conf, fname: sys.modules.pop("nc_time_axis", None),
-    ),
+    "reset_modules": f"{reset_modules.__name__}.{reset_modules.__name__}",
 }
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@
 PlotDefn = collections.namedtuple("PlotDefn", ("coords", "transpose"))
 
 
+class GeoAxesPatched(cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes):
+    # TODO: see cartopy#2390
+    #  Remove this once the bug is addressed in a Cartopy release.
+    def _draw_preprocess(self, renderer):
+        super()._draw_preprocess(renderer)
+
+        for artist in self.artists:
+            if hasattr(artist, "_draw_gridliner"):
+                # Note this is only necessary since Cartopy v0.23, but is not
+                #  wasteful for earlier versions as _draw_gridliner() includes
+                #  a check for whether a draw is necessary.
+                artist._draw_gridliner(renderer=renderer)
+
+
+cartopy.mpl.geoaxes.GeoAxes = GeoAxesPatched
+
+
 def _get_plot_defn_custom_coords_picked(cube, coords, mode, ndims=2):
     def names(coords):
         result = []