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Antarctica, a new age of exploration
- Title
- Antarctica, a new age of exploration / produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, chief cartographer.
- Author
- National Geographic Maps (Firm)
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 02-491 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Desk Room 117 |
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- Description
- 2 maps on 1 sheet : both sides, col.; 52 x 79 cm. and 30 x 68 cm., sheet 52 x 79 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
- "Supplement to the National Geographic, February 2002."
- Includes text, 6 satellite images, 2 graphs, and col. ill.
- Ancillary maps: Elevation of the ice sheet -- Measurements of a paradox -- Ice on the move -- Ultimate winds -- Continent for cooperation -- Change heats up on the peninsula -- Ages before ice -- Where ice meets ocean -- Probing Vostok's mysteries.
- Contents
- [Map of Antarctica, showing glacier and ice shelf surface features with a Radarsat image base] -- [Oblique view of Antarctica, with cutaway to reveal subglacial features of part of the continent].
- Call Number
- Map Div. 02-491
- LCCN
- 2002628492
- OCLC
- 50936802
- Author
- National Geographic Maps (Firm)
- Title
- Antarctica, a new age of exploration / produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, chief cartographer.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2002.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:9,200,000. 1 in. = 145 miles ; Azimuthal equidistant proj. (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/S 60⁰--S 90⁰).Scale not given.
- Added Author
- Carroll, Allen.RADARSAT (Remote sensing satellite)
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 02-491