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Title: The geology of the Mount Everest region : from the surveys of Dr. A. M. Heron, Geological Survey of India, 1921

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1922

Publishers

  • London : Royal Geographical Society, 1922.

Summary

Rock types, dips, and faults are shown. Relief shown by shading and spot heights. "The topography from Map I." Geology drawn upon base map constructed by Henry Morshead. Includes peaks, mountain passes, glaciers, drainage, settlements, and boundary of Sikkim. From: Geographical Journal. Vol. 59, no. 6 (June 1922), pp. 418-436; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J6874

Subjects

  • Himalaya Mountains
  • Mount Everest Expedition
  • Geology—Himalaya Mountains—Maps
  • Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)—Maps
  • Geological maps
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (85.45, 89.333333, 29.5, 27.5)
  • Geometry: BBOX (85.45, 89.333333, 29.5, 27.5)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Restricted

Citation

Heron, Alexander Macmillan, 1884-. The geology of the Mount Everest region : from the surveys of Dr. A. M. Heron, Geological Survey of India, 1921. London : Royal Geographical Society, 1922.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-1z40kw57j

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng