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.

A cove is small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock.

A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.

A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).

An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.

A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).

International Date Line

The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary north-south line (at the 180th meridian), in the Pacific Ocean, at which the date changes. The east side of the IDL is a calendar day earlier than the west side. The actual IDL used is not a straight line,

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Term	Definition
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.
cove	A cove is small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is surrounded by land formed of soft rock.
cape	A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
cartography	Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.
bathymetric map	A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).
atoll	An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.
azimuth	An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.
bay	A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
gulf	A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay).
International Date Line	The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary north-south line (at the 180th meridian), in the Pacific Ocean, at which the date changes. The east side of the IDL is a calendar day earlier than the west side. The actual IDL used is not a straight line,

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