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Surface of the earth : icosahedron globe
Title
Surface of the earth : icosahedron globe / produced by the National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, US Dept. of Commerce ; digital image by Peter W. Sloss, NOAA-NESDIS-NGDC.
Published
Boulder, CO : The Center, 1995.
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 17 x 36 cm., on sheet 28 x 44 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Scale [ca. 1:100,000,000] ; icosahedron proj. (W 180⁰--E 180⁰/N 90⁰--S 90⁰).
Notes
Relief shown by gradient tints.
"This image was generated from digital data bases of land and sea-floor elevations on a 5-minute latitude/longitude grid according to the Gnomonic projection, centered in each of the 20 Icosahedron triangles. ..."
Designed to be cut and assembled as a globe.
Shipping list no.: 96-0007-P.
Includes text and col. ill. of assembled globe.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
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