Ports of the United States, 2014

Abstract/Contents

Abstract

This map layer shows major ports in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A port is a city, town, or urban area with a harbor where ships load or unload. This is a revised version of the July 2012 map layer. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States.

Purpose

These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:1,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data.

Description

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	0.005
Publisher	National Atlas of the United States
Publication date	2014
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	1:1000000Scale not given. ; EPSG::4269 W 166°31ʹ56ʺ--W 64°46ʹ14ʺ/N 66°53ʹ59ʺ--N 17°42ʹ22ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator	National Atlas of the United States

Subjects

Subject	Harbors
Subject	United States
Subject	Alaska
Subject	Alabama
Subject	Arizona
Subject	Arkansas
Subject	Colorado
Subject	Connecticut
Subject	Delaware
Subject	Florida
Subject	Georgia
Subject	Hawaii
Subject	Idaho
Subject	Illinois
Subject	Indiana
Subject	Iowa
Subject	Kansas
Subject	Kentucky
Subject	Louisiana
Subject	Maine
Subject	Maryland
Subject	Massachusetts
Subject	Michigan
Subject	Minnesota
Subject	Mississippi
Subject	Missouri
Subject	Montana
Subject	Nebraska
Subject	Nevada
Subject	New Hampshire
Subject	New Jersey
Subject	New Mexico
Subject	New York (State)
Subject	North Carolina
Subject	North Dakota
Subject	Ohio
Subject	Oklahoma
Subject	Oregon
Subject	Pennsylvania
Subject	Rhode Island
Subject	South Carolina
Subject	South Dakota
Subject	Tennessee
Subject	Texas
Subject	Utah
Subject	Vermont
Subject	Virginia
Subject	Washington (D.C.)
Subject	Washington (State)
Subject	West Virginia
Subject	Wisconsin
Subject	Wyoming
Subject	Puerto Rico
Subject	United States. Virgin Islands
Subject	2014
Subject	Transportation
Genre	Geospatial data
Genre	Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

WGS84 Cartographics	This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/fh846gs0838

Access conditions

Use and reproduction

This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.

Copyright

This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation

Preferred citation

National Atlas of the United States. (2014). Ports of the United States, 2014. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/fh846gs0838.

Collection

National atlas of the United States of America, 1997-2014

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