Description: A map of the Pacific Ocean from 1901 showing shipping routes. The map coverage is between latitudes 45° N and 20° S, and longitudes 110° E and 150° W of Greenwich. The map shows major oceanic islands, foreign possessions, 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. The map shows the International Date Line along the 180° meridian with no deviations with respect to national boundaries.
Place Names: Regional Pacific Ocean, Asia, Australia, Hawaii, Australia, Phillipines, Japan, Taiwan, Polynesia, Fiji, Samoa, New Guinea, Borneo, Chin
ISO Topic Categories: physical, political, transportation, kWorldPacific
Keywords: The Pacific Ocean, physical, political, transportation, physical features, country borders, water routes, physical, political, transportation, kWorldPacific, Unknown, 1919
Source: Charles Morris, Winston's Cumulative Encyclopedia Vol 7 (Philadelphia, PA: The John C. Winston Company, 1919) tab 21
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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