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Everest a half century after the first climb, new technology maps Everest in unprecedented detail /
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Format: | Map |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic Society,
[2003]
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2 maps on 1 sheet : color, both sides ; on sheet 51 x 79 cm. |
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Item Description: | Shows expeditions and passes used over the past 50 years and text. Oriented with north to the left. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. On verso, relief shown by shading. "The work of generations of surveyors--stretching back to the days of George Everest himself--undergirds the bedrock of this most detailed digital model of Mount Everest ..." "Supplement to National Geographic, May 2003"--verso. "Printed March 2003." Verso shows land use, settlements and boundaries for the Sagarmatha National Park area. On verso: includes text, ill., location map and 3 ancillary maps. |
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Physical Description: |
2 maps on 1 sheet : color, both sides ; on sheet 51 x 79 cm. |