Description: A map from 1901 of the world, showing the temperature belts for the month of January, given in degrees Fahrenheit. The map is color–coded to show the regions where mean temperatures for the month fall below –30°, between –30° and 30°, between 30° and 70°, between 70° and 90°, and areas where the mean temperatures are over 90° Fahrenheit. This map illustrates the effects of marine and continental climate effects on temperature distribution.
Place Names: A Complete Map of Globes and Multi-continent, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords: Map Showing Isotherms for January, borders, meteorological, physical, temperature, kClimate, temperature, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, Unknown, 1901
Source: James A. Bowen, Grammar School Geography (Chicago, IL: Rand, McNally & Company, 1901) 42
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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