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Summary terrane, mineral deposit, and metallogenic belt maps of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera Summary terrane, mineral deposit, and metallogenic belt maps of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera

This report is part of a project on the major mineral deposits, metallogenesis, and tectonics of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. The project is to provide critical information for collaborators and customers on bedrock geology and geophysics, tectonics, major metalliferous mineral resources, metallogenic patterns, and crustal origin and evolution of...
Authors
Warren J. Nokleberg, Timothy D. West, Kenneth M. Dawson, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Leonid M. Parfenov, James W. Monger, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Boris V. Baranov, Stanislauv G. Byalobzhesky, Michael F. Diggles, Roman A. Eremin, Kazuya Fujita, Steven P. Gordey, Mary E. Gorodinskiy, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Tracey D. Feeney, Yuri F. Frolov, Arthur Grantz, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Richard D. Koch, Boris A. Natal’in, Lev M. Natapov, Ian O. Norton, William W. Patton, George Plafker, Anany I. Pozdeev, Ilya S. Rozenblum, David W. Scholl, Sergei D. Sokolov, Gleb M. Sosunov, David B. Stone, Rowland W. Tabor, Nickolai V. Tsukanov, Tracy L. Vallier

Surviving a turbulent year Surviving a turbulent year

No abstract available.
Authors
James Plasker

Mapping Applications Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey Mapping Applications Center, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey

The Mapping Applications Center (MAC), National Mapping Division (NMD), is the eastern regional center for coordinating the production, distribution, and sale of maps and digital products of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is located in the John Wesley Powell Federal Building in Reston, Va. The MAC's major functions are to (1) establish and manage cooperative mapping programs with...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Geographic names of the Antarctic Geographic names of the Antarctic

This gazetteer contains 12,710 names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names and the Secretary of the Interior for features in Antarctica and the area extending northward to the Antarctic Convergence. Included in this geographic area, the Antarctic region, are the off-lying South Shetland Islands, the South Orkney Islands, the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey

Map projections Map projections

A map projection is used to portray all or part of the round Earth on a flat surface. This cannot be done without some distortion. Every projection has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. There is no "best" projection. The mapmaker must select the one best suited to the needs, reducing distortion of the most important features. Mapmakers and mathematicians have devised almost...
Authors
Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey
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