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Subject:        2 new USGS maps: This Dynamic Planet, Under the Golden Gate
Bridge
Date:   Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:15:17 -0600
From:   Joseph J Kerski <[log in to unmask]>
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Folks:

The long anticipated revision to the map This Dynamic Planet and also a
new map "Under The Golden Gate Bridge."  They are both featured on the
USGS Education Map Catalog:
http://education.usgs.gov/common/resources/mapcatalog/

Joseph Kerski
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To view a complete and detailed list of all USGS Publications on-line
please go to:
_pubs.usgs.gov/publications/index.shtml_

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*This Dynamic Planet*

*A world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters and plate
tectonics *

This map shows many of the features that have shaped and continue to
change our dynamic planet.  The earthquakes and volcanoes that mark
plate boundaries are clearly shown on this map, as are craters made by
impacts of extraterrestrial objects that punctuate Earth's history,
causing some catastrophic ecological change.

The map is designed to show the most prominent features when viewed from
a distance, and more detailed features upon closer inspection.  The back
of the map zooms in further, highlighting  examples of fundamental
features, while providing text, time-lines, references and other
resources to enhance understanding of this dynamic planet.  Both front
and back of the map illustrate the enormous recent growth in our
knowledge of planet Earth.

The map is cast upon a Mercator Projection with a scale of 1: 30,000,000
at the equator (one inch equal 473 miles [762 kilometers]).  The map
measures 58 inches by 43.5 inches.

Item number *206335*

Price is $ 14.00 plus a $5.00 handling fee per order.

This map may be viewed and ordered from our on-line catalog at
_store.usgs.gov_ <http://store.usgs.gov> by doing a search on item
number *206335. ** *

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*Under the Golden Gate Bridge*
*Views of the Sea Floor Near the Entrance to San Francisco Bay
California, I-2917*

This poster shows views of the sea floor in west-central San Francisco
Bay around Alcatraz and Angel Islands, underneath the Golden Gate
Bridge, and through its entrance from the Pacific Ocean.  The sea floor
is portrayed as a shaded relief surface generated from the multibeam
data color-coded for depth from light blues for the shallowest values to
purples for the deepest.  The land regions are portrayed by USGS digital
orthophotographs (DOQs) overlaid on USGS digital elevation models
(DEMs).  The water depths have 4x vertical exaggeration while the land
areas have a 2x vertical exaggeration.

Item number *206228*

Map measures 33 inches by 32 inches.

Price is $ 7.00 plus a $5.00 handling fee per order.

This map may be viewed and ordered from our on-line catalog at
_store.usgs.gov_ <http://store.usgs.gov> by doing a search on item
number *206228.  *

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Ordering information:

On-line                _store.usgs.gov_ <http://store.usgs.gov>

Phone                1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)

Fax                1-303-202-4188

Mail                U. S. Geological Survey
                Box 25286
                Denver, CO  80225

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Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.
Geographer
US Geological Survey
Building 810 - Entrance W-5 - Room 3000
Box 25046 - MS 507
Denver CO  80225-0046  USA_
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Voice 303-202-4315
Fax 303-202-4137_
__http://education.usgs.gov_ <http://education.usgs.gov/>*
NEW BOOK*:  _Essentials of the Environment _
<http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Geography/Physical/?view=usa&ci=9780340816325>
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__USGS: Science for a Changing World_ <http://www.usgs.gov/>
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