This multicolored map show political boundaries, names of nations, capital cities, undetermined borders, and disputed territories. The map's Miller cylindrical projection is centered on the Greenwich Meridian. The USGS sells three topographic maps of the world that show international boundaries, country names, capitals, and selected cities and towns. All three, produced by the Defense Mapping Agency, use the Mercator projection centered on the Pacific Ocean. Multicolor tints distinguish topographic, hypsometric, hydrographic, and bathymetric features.
Shaded relief accentuates mountain ranges.
Shipping lanes are also shown. Clock time is displayed at 15-degree intervals of longitude. Marginal data on the maps include a sheet index, legend for populated places, ice limits, boundary symbols, and tintband quides. The information is current as of 1976. The information is current as of 1972.