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Summary
DescriptionAfrica land cover location map.jpg
English: Simulated land cover map of Africa showing the natural aspect of the land with bathymetry as it could be seen from space; for geo-location purposes. Borders as in July 2011.
Français : Carte de la couverture du sol simulée de l'Afrique montrant l'aspect naturel des terres telles qu'elles seraient vues depuis l'espace, avec bathymétrie ; destinée à la géolocalisation. Frontières telles qu'en juillet 2011.
Lambert azimutal equal-area projection, WGS84 datum
Standard meridian: 15°E
Standard parallel: 0°
Scale: 1:23,420,000 (precision: 5,855 km)
Date
July 2010, updated 2011-07
Source
Blank background map: Natural Earth II (public domain) by Tom Patterson, US National Park Service
This map was improved or created by the Wikigraphists of the Graphic Lab (fr). You can propose images to clean up, improve, create or translate as well.
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