World Minor Islands with Scale Rankings, 1:10 million (2012)

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Abstract
This polygon shapefile depicts minor islands worldwide that are 2 sq. km. or less in size. The smallest base unit where multipart polygons per each admin-0 feature is broken apart and given individual scale ranks. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0).
Purpose
Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 9.452
Publisher North American Cartographic Information Society
Publication date 2012
Edition 2.0.0
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data Scale not given. ; W 180°--E 180°/N 83°38ʹ3ʺ--S 90°, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator Patterson, Tom
Creator Kelso, Nathaniel Vaughn

Subjects

Subject Islands
Subject Earth (Planet)
Subject 2012
Subject Boundaries
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

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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
Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Minor Islands with Scale Rankings, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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