Click on the white dot on the map above to see a photograph of the Matanuska Glacier taken from this point. The view is to the south-east, looking toward the Chugach Mountain Range. Can you match the peak of the mountain in the background to its location on the above map?
Read one person's story of how she ended up in Alaska or see a live view of the Chugach Mountains from a webcam located in Anchorage). |
You have read the section about map projections and how they are used. GMT has provided an excellent site to design and develop, on line, six of the more popular types of map projectionss. Use the site to develop your own map projections. Try the same latitude and longitude for each of the different types of map.
The map on the left was constructed from data inputed into the online maps form. Although not identified by names on this particular map, it covers the cities of Anchorage and Valdiz Alaska. |