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Physical earth

Title
Physical earth / produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, Director of Cartography ; John F. Shupe, Chief Cartographer.
Author
National Geographic Maps (Firm)
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1998.

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CartographicUse in library Map Div. 98-1125Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Desk Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Carroll, Allen.
  • Shupe, John F.
  • United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Description
1 map : col.; 46 x 74 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Millennium in maps, physical earth
  • Physical earth, millennium in maps
Subjects
Note
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Shows plate boundaries, sites of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, ocean currents, and prevailing winds.
  • "Supplement to National Geographic, May 1998".
  • "Printed March 1998".
  • "The main map and polar images were prepared for National Geographic Television by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory from Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Weather Satellite images and ocean-depth measurements compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration".
  • Designed to be folded to 13 x 20 cm.
  • Ancillary maps: Earth's crust -- Climatic zones -- [Arctic ice sheet] -- [Antarctic ice sheet].
  • Includes text, notes, and col. ill.
  • Ancillary maps on verso: 650 million years ago: The great divide -- 514 million years ago: Balmy seas -- 390 million years ago: Continental rises -- 237 million years ago: Coming together -- 94 million years ago: Drifting apart -- 65 million years ago: End of a world -- 50 million years ago: High and dry -- 18,000 years ago: Deep freeze.
  • Text, geologic "Time line", "Hothouse to icehouse" graph of global temperatures over time with descriptive notes and col. ill., col. ill. of the internal construction of the earth, notes, and other col. ill. on verso.
Call Number
Map Div. 98-1125
OCLC
  • 39216743
  • 39132426
Author
National Geographic Maps (Firm)
Title
Physical earth / produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, Director of Cartography ; John F. Shupe, Chief Cartographer.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1998.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:54,100,000. 1 in. = 854 miles at the equator ; Winkel Tripel proj., central meridian 0⁰ (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 85⁰--S 85⁰).
Added Author
Carroll, Allen.
Shupe, John F.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)
Research Call Number
Map Div. 98-1125 [Filed with World 1998]
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