Plate-tectonic map of the circum-Pacific region /
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | English |
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Tulsa, Okla. : Reston, Va. :
American Association of Petroleum Geologists ; U.S. Geological Survey,
1981-1992.
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| Series: | Circum-Pacific map series ;
map CP-41 |
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| Item Description: | In addition to tectonic plates, shows faults; volcanoes; and the epicenters, depths, and dates of earthquakes in the Pacific, the polar seas, and the adjacent land masses. Depths shown by gradient tints and contours. Arctic sheet produced and published by U.S. Geological Survey. Includes various editions of some sheets. Geographic coverage designed to be complete in 6 sheets at a scale of 1:10,000,000, and one composite sheet (Pacific Basin) at a scale of 1:17,000,000. Includes text, index sheet, "Geomagnetic polarity time scale," and diagram "Index to magnetic-lineation sources." Some sheets include inset of "Post-Triassic continental growth" and "Present day plate-motion data," and index to stations on the Antarctic Peninsula. Accompanied by text: Explanatory notes for the Plate-tectonic map of the circum-Pacific region / by George W. Moore. Reston, Va. : U.S. Geological Survey, 1992. 20 pages : ill. ; 28 cm. Cartographic material. |
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| Physical Description: | 7 maps : color ; 97 x 132 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |