Swasey Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Arches National Park or Nova Scotia's hidden coves

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Turonian-Coniacian-age strata deposited along the margin of the rapidly subsiding Cretaceous foreland basin

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Swasey Peak, Utah - 7.5 Minute Series Topo Map Arches National Park or Nova Scotia's hidden covesThe distinctive characteristic of a topographic map is that the shape of the Earth's surface is shown by contour lines. Contours are imaginary lines that join points of equal elevation on the surface of the land above or below a reference surface, such as mean sea level. Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes. A topographic map shows more than contours. The map also includes