Description: A map from 1922 of Oceania and the Pacific between latitudes 45° N and 20° S, and longitudes 110° E and 150° W of Greenwich. This map shows cities and ports, ocean steamer routes (dashed lines) with distances between major ports given in nautical miles, submarine cable routes (solid lines), rivers, coral reefs, and coastal features of the region. This map also shows the foreign possessions of Britain, France, and the United States at the time. The map shows the International Date Line along the 180° meridian. Place Names: Regional Pacific Ocean, Australia, Solomon Islands, Borneo, East Indian Archipelago, Phillippine Islands, New Guinea, Caroline Islands, Polynesian Sporades, Fiji Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Java, Empire of Japan, ISO Topic Categories: physical, transportation, kWorldPacific Keywords: Islands of the Pacific Ocean, physical, transportation, physical features, water routes, physical, transportation, kWorldPacific, Unknown, 1922 Source: , Putnam's Handy Map Book (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922) 48-49 Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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