Tides : Types and ranges / compiled from information provided by U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 1968 -- Representative tide curves.

• Main Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Naval Oceanographic Office, Pecora, William T., Gerlach, Arch C., Overstreet, William B.
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey 1968
• Subjects: Physical; Nautical Charts; glaciers; Kodiak; Alaska
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Physical map representing the United States, featuring tides, as of 1968. Shows tide types and ranges, political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes a legend, latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as a bar scale and scale statement. With two inset maps: Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. Also with a set of twelve diagrams showing tide curves. Diagrams feature different areas - such as Kodiak and Key West - as well as different types of tides, including mixed and diurnal. Colored lithograph. Map and diagrams are each 20 x 31 cm, on sheet 49 x 35 cm. Accompanying descriptive text on page 80. Appears in Special subject maps section, subsection Physical : Marine features. The national atlas of the United States of America, by the United States Geological Survey; published in Washington D. C., 1970. Bound in navy blue board, with title printed in silver on both front cover and spine. Accompanied by envelope with six overlay sheets, tucked between final page and back cover of volume. Collation: [i-vi], vii-xiii, [1], 2-417, A1, A2, B1, B2, C, D. Atlas contains 770 maps and 18 charts. Includes a dedication, foreward, list of contributors, introduction, table of contents and index to map subjects. Topic covered: physical geography, history, economics, culture, administrative boundaries and cartography. In addition, atlas also provides maps of the world, as related to the United States. Maps show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, topography, bodies of water, glaciers, drainage, coastlines, islands, water depths and time zones. Topical maps feature other details, such as history, geology, climate, agriculture, population, racial demographics (including indigenous peoples), religion, language and transportation. Some maps use data visualization to further illustrate geographical information, with charts overlaid upon the landscape. "Adapted from "About The National Atlas of the United States of America," by the U.S. ...