Description: A 1916 world map showing mean global winds and temperatures during the month of July. This map is color–coded to show mean July temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for areas of land and along isotherms of the oceans, ranging from over 90° in south–central North America, central Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, to below 30° in Antarctica. The direction of prevailing July winds is shown, as well as the seasonal location of the Heat Equator (primarily north of the geographical equator).
Place Names: A Complete Map of Globes and Multi-continent, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, South Americ
ISO Topic Categories: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
location,
oceans,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Global Winds and Temperatures in July, physical, meteorological, kClimate, physical features, temperature,
winds, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
location,
oceans,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 1916
Source: Albert Perry Brigham & Charles T. McFarlane, Essentials of Geography (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1916) 254
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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