Thursday, September 29, 2011

G.I.S. Example #1 Crater Lake

Relief Map of Crater Lake
Source: http://craterlaketrust.org/science-and-discovery/geographic-data.


The above picture is titled Crater Lake National Park. This picture is from the official site for Crater Lake National Park. The map shows the elevated landscape and main body of water that is Crater Lake and the significant buildings and park centers surrounding it. The map accurately includes the iconic island in the middle near cliffs. What I find interesting about the map is the geological landscape. Personally, I prefer wildlife more than cities because features on this map are all natural. It is curious that these unique geographical characteristics can occur all by themselves without the help of human planning. They can gradually change over time as well and even change suddenly in an unforseen natural phenomenon.

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