Power generation and transmission : 1968 / adapted from Federal Power Commission, Principal electric facilities in the United States: 1966, M-78, Washington, 1966, map 1:3,484,300 and information provided by Atomic Energy Commission and Federal Power Commission.

Mineral map representing the United States, featuring the geographic locations of power generation and transmission, as of 1968. Shows power sources such as hydroelectricity, fossil fuels and nuclear, as well as political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes a lege...

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Main Authors: Geological Survey (U.S.), United States. Federal Power Commission, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Pecora, William T., Gerlach, Arch C., Overstreet, William B.
Format: Map
Language:unknown
Published: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey 1968
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Summary:Mineral map representing the United States, featuring the geographic locations of power generation and transmission, as of 1968. Shows power sources such as hydroelectricity, fossil fuels and nuclear, as well as political boundaries, bodies of water, drainage, coastlines and islands. Includes a legend, as well as a bar scale and scale statement. Presented with Albers Equal Area Projection. With three inset maps: New York City area -- Principal islands of Hawaii -- Alaska. Also, with inset chart: Electric energy production, by power sources. Colored lithograph. Map is 43 x 66 cm, on double sheet 49 x 71 cm. Accompanying descriptive text on page 177. Appears in Special subject maps section, subsection Economic : Mineral and energy resources. 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. Geological Survey: ...