Continuation of Kvæfjorden (Inset Map). Norway--northwest coast, Senja to Risøysundet (Raster Image)

Description:

This layer is a digital raster graphic (DRG) of a scanned nautical chart titled Senja to Risøysundet. It was published by the Defense Mapping Agency, 5th Ed., February 1997. Scale 1:50000. Covers west coast of Norway from Senja to Risøysundet including Kvæfjorden. Map includes inset titled Continuation of Kvæfjorden [Scale 1:100,00]. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced maps from The Branner Library Map Collection at Stanford University. Historic paper maps can provide an excellent view of the changes that have occurred in the cultural and physical landscape. The wide range of information provided on these maps make them useful in the study of historic geography, and urban and rural land use change. As this map has been georeferenced, it can be used in a GIS as a source or background layer in conjunction with other GIS data. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sh899pn7249

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/sh899pn7249

Language:

English

Creator:

Land Info (Firm) and United States. Defense Mapping Agency

Publisher:

Land Info (Firm)

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Nautical charts, Coasts, Harbors, Maps, and Imagery and Base Maps

Temporal Coverage:

1997

Date Issued:

2009

Spatial Coverage:

Vågsfjorden (Norway : Fjord), Norwegian Sea, and Andøya (Norway)

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

GeoTIFF