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Shaded relief maps based on lidar data and showing landslides in the area of Yankee Jim Canyon, Montana.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief map showing the relative geographic location of sill and dike intrusion under Eyjafjallajökull (left) and the model for the depths and shapes of intrusion under the volcano (right).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010
The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul.
—Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
Several of these expeditions were backed by the National Geographic Society, and one resulted in a gorgeous relief map of part of the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Canada border.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
The Grand Canyon map was the largest and most time-consuming relief map Tóth worked on during his 22 years at National Geographic.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
Her lined face, frail but steady stature, and admirable doggedness are this movie’s relief map of human endurance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
The courtyard includes 4,300 plants native to Ohio, a paved area with a relief map of Northeast Ohio watersheds and a one-story-high waterfall resembling cascades running over thin layers of shale typical of the region.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2020
Renovation of the museum’s Smith Environmental Courtyard, which will include a paved area with a relief map of the Cuyahoga River watershed and a one-story-high waterfall, also is slated for completion in December.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 12 June 2020
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
Shaded relief map showing the relative geographic location of sill and dike intrusion under Eyjafjallajökull (left) and the model for the depths and shapes of intrusion under the volcano (right).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2010
The bumps and ridges formed by the embroidery are like a relief map of a battered woman’s soul.
—Diane Bernard, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
Several of these expeditions were backed by the National Geographic Society, and one resulted in a gorgeous relief map of part of the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Canada border.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
The Grand Canyon map was the largest and most time-consuming relief map Tóth worked on during his 22 years at National Geographic.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2019
Her lined face, frail but steady stature, and admirable doggedness are this movie’s relief map of human endurance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2021
The courtyard includes 4,300 plants native to Ohio, a paved area with a relief map of Northeast Ohio watersheds and a one-story-high waterfall resembling cascades running over thin layers of shale typical of the region.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2020
Renovation of the museum’s Smith Environmental Courtyard, which will include a paved area with a relief map of the Cuyahoga River watershed and a one-story-high waterfall, also is slated for completion in December.
—Julie Washington, cleveland, 12 June 2020
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“Relief map.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relief%20map. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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