NGS Decorator Political World Map, standard size 116 x 75.5cm (45.5” x 29.5” approx) – paper version, a colourful political map of the world with pale blue oceans pleasantly contrasting with the darker shades used for countries, plus additional insets showing vegetation & physical geography. Relief shading used for mountain chains on land masses is very effectively extended to the floor of the oceans, showing continental shelves & numerous ridges, many with names. Elevation for mountain peaks is given in feet. Within USA, Canada & Australia internal administrative boundaries & names of states/provinces are shown. The two Polar Regions are presented as insets in the top corners, while at the bottom two colourful maps of the world show vegetation cover & landforms (physical geography). Clocks show time difference from GMT (but without the map indicating the exact geographical area covered by each time zone). The map also
Includes:: a list of 10 largest countries by area & by populations. Projection is Winkel Tripel, which reduces distortion of land masses as they near the poles. To see the encapsulated version of this map & the enlarged sizes please click on the series link.