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SynopsisNational Geographic's map of Asia is as attractive as it is functional. The entire continent is rendered in the Classic style with colorful, clearly defined international borders, shaded relief, and easy-to-read fonts. Place names, bodies of water, airports, major roadways, and railroads, as well as cartographic patterns used to depict sand, lava fields, swamps, dry salt lakes, intermittent lakes, salt deserts, glaciers, and areas below sea level are shown as well. Ocean features and currents, as well as depth curves and soundings add context to the continent's extensive coastline and the diverse human populations that inhabit those shores and surrounding islands. An inset map provides detail of New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago. The map is packaged in a two inch diamater clear plastic tube. The tube has a decorative label showing a thumbnail of the map with dimensions and other pertinent information. Map Scale = 1:13,812,000 Sheet Size = 33.25" x 38", Expertly researched and designed, National Geographic's Asia Wall Map is the authoritative map of Asia by which other reference maps are measured. Product Features: Signature Classic style map with bright, easy to read color palette with blue oceans and colorful borders Background shows mountain ranges and valleys in subtle shaded relief with mountain ranges labeled Major water bodies including rivers, lakes, oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and bathymetry Clearly defined international boundaries , cities, islands, airports, and physical features Thousands of place names carefully and artfully placed to maintain legibility in heavily populated areas Up-to-date international boundaries and territorial control reflect de facto status on the ground Meticulously researched using multiple authoritative sources including the United Nations and policies of individual governments. Accurate place names use a combination of conventional English names, official national names, and standard transliterations for non-Latin alphabets. Major landforms including deserts, glaciers, lava fields, swamps, dry salt lakes, intermittent lakes, salt deserts, and areas below sea level Ocean features and currents, as well as depth curves and soundings Inset maps inset map provides detail of New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago The map is packaged in a two inch diameter tube with a label showing a thumbnail of the map with dimensions and other pertinent information. Map Scale = 1:13,812,000 Sheet Size = 33.25" x 38"