Geological map

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figure from a 1922 book about the geology of the Alps by Swiss structural geology genius and artistic master Albert Heim | 2021-03-19

Geology of Wales Made in QGIS and Illustrator Made using BGS data Self Initiated A2 Poster format

Map + color

“Topography of South America”

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The supercontinent of Pangea formed some 270 million years ago, during the Early Permian Period, and then began to break up 70 million years later, eventually yielding the continents we inhabit today. Pangea was, of course, a peopleless place.

I use the koppen-geiger climate maps a lot but I haven't found any for Pangaea. Would the climate zones be the same if the continents were in the Pangaea shape or is it something different? It woul...

This is a digitally rendered geologic map (printed in 2D(*)) of South America, derived from a map from the Geological Society of North America / U.S. Geological Survey and the American Geographical Society from 1950 and enhanced with digitally rendered shaded relief. Digital Elevation Data (DEM), obtained from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission is processed and digitally rendered to create a highly detailed elevation profile (printed on a flat surface - note: these prints are NOT raised…