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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: Term for depth and relief together
Date:   Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:50:28 -0500
From:   James R. Carter <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



I agree that the term should be relief.  I turned to Relief in my
Dictionary of Geography, by F. J. Monkhouse, 1965, and he confirmed my
thinking.  But, he also has an entry for Relative Relief, being "the
relation of the altitudes of the highest and lowest points of land in any
area, sometimes called local relief or available relief.

So, relief is the word you want but you may want to preface it to make it
global relief or eastern Pacific--South American relief.

Jim Carter



At 4/14/2006, you wrote:
>Can anyone help with this reference question?
>
>What is the geological or geographical term used to describe the
>combination of height and depth?
>
>For example, the combination of the elevation of the Andes Mountains
>along with the depth of the trench just west of the South American
>continent create the greatest up-down distance on the planet.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Angie
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