Description: A cross–section chart from 1899 showing the comparative heights of continents and depths of oceans of the earth. The chart includes the prominent mountains of North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and typical profiles of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Caspian Sea. Mountain peaks include Aconcagua, Popocatapetl, St. Elias, Ben Nevis, Mt. Blanc, Everest, Kilimanjaro, and Kosciusko.
Place Names: Miscellaneous, Africa, Asia, Atlantic, Europe, Indian, North America, Pacific, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
inlandWaters,
location
Keywords: Comparative Heights of Continents and Depths of Oceans, physical,
continent heights, physical features, oceans,
inlandWaters,
location, Unknown, 1899
Source: Horace S. Tarbell, LL.D. , The Complete Geography (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1899) 130
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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