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The national atlas of the United States of America. National wilderness preservation system
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The national atlas of the United States of America. National wilderness preservation system / compiled by Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute and U.S. Geological Survey.
ISBN
0607971541
Published
Reston, Va. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, Colo. : For sale by the U.S. Geological Survey, [2004]
Physical Description
1 map : col. ; 100 x 110 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Scale 1:5,000,000 ; Albers equal area proj., standard parallels 29⁰30ʹN, and 45⁰30ʹN, central meridian 96⁰W (E 165⁰--W 65⁰/N 70⁰--N 25⁰).
Notes
Relief shown by gradient tints and shading.
Coordinates include inset of Alaska.
Shows wilderness preservation system; key to government agencies responsible for each area.
Three insets: Principal islands of Hawaii. -- Alaska. -- Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. All inserts same scale 1:5,000,000.
Includes: location map showing straight-line distances between Washington, D.C., Fairbanks, Alaska, Honolulu, Hawaii, and San Juan, Puerto Rico; text and 15 color photographs.
Verso: text, illustrations and wilderness areas in the United States chart.
Variant and related titles
National wilderness preservation system
Other formats
Listing of printed maps available from National atlas is on the Internet. Address as of 09/07/04: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasmap.html; current access available via PURL.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 24, 2004
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Maps.
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