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Azimuth An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.
Bathymetric Map A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).
Conic Projection A conic projection is a type of map in which a cone is wrapped around a sphere (the globe), and the details of the globe are projected onto the conic surface. Then, the cone is unwrapped into a flat surface.
Estuary An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.
Geomorphology Geomorphology is the scientific field that investigates how landforms are formed on the Earth (and other planets).
Mollweide Projection A Mollweide projection is a type of sinusoidal projection map in which the entire surface of the Earth is shown within an ellipse.
Orthophanic Projection The Orthophanic (meaning 'right appearing') projection, also called the Robinson projection, is a widely-used type of map in which the Earth is shown in a flattened ellipse.
Planimetric Map A planimetric map is a map that represents only the horizontal positions of features (and not the vertical positions, like heights, which a topographic map shows).
Winkel Tripel Projection A Winkel Tripel projection is a type of pseudocylindrical projection map in which both the lines of latitude and longitude are curved.
Isthmus An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides.
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