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  1. Title: World Countries with Boundary Lakes, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts 247 countries worldwide with boundary lakes, distinguishing between metropolitan (homeland) and independent and semi-independent portions of sovereign states. Each country is coded with a world region that roughly follows the United Nations "Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings" and includes some thematic data from the United Nations and the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Natural Earth Vector draws boundaries of countries according to defacto status. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Countries with Boundary Lakes, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  2. Title: World Oceans, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts oceans split into contiguous pieces. Ocean polygon is the same as Bathymetry 0 (sea level). This theme (and its inverse cousin, Land) are used to clip the raster imagery. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Oceans, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  3. Title: World Map with Scale Ranking, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts 197 sovereign states worldwide with scale ranks, for which the smallest subdivisions are countries. Sovereign states, map units, map subunits, and scale ranks are deliberately not included at the 110m scale. Some countries do not read well on thematic choropleth data maps. Color code the dots with the same information as the larger country polygons to communicate data that would otherwise be lost. Same as the 50m tiny countries, except filtered where “ScaleRank” <= 2. Natural Earth Vector draws boundaries of sovereign states according to defacto status. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Map with Scale Ranking, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  4. Title: World Elevation Points, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This point shapefile depicts areas and point labels of major points of elevation worldwide. Data was derived primarily from the Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center's Physical Map of the World. Mountain peaks and spot elevations locations have been corrected based on PeakBagger. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Elevation Points, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  5. Title: World Tiny Countries, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This point shapefile depicts tiny country points that can be used with country layers to communicate data that would otherwise be lost due to some countries not displaying well on thematic choropleth data maps. Color code the dots with the same information as the larger country polygons to communicate data that would otherwise be lost. Same as the 50m tiny countries, except filtered where “ScaleRank” <= 2. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Tiny Countries, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  6. Title: World Airports, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This point shapefile depicts airports worldwide, including terminal, parking, ramp and runway locations ordered best to worst. Locations could be up to 20 miles away from the actual airport location. More often it’s within a mile of the actual location. Accuracy is low due to geocoding based on town name, use of DD.DD° or DD.DDDD° format instead of DD.DDDDDD°for latitude and longitude values. Data is derived from the Mile High Club data on GitHub. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Airports, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  7. Title: 30-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:10 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 30 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N. V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 30-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:10 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  8. Title: World Roads, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polyline shapefile represents roads worldwide. The data was derived from a database at 1:1,000,000 scale (but holds up to 1:250,000 scale), covering all of the United States and Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Belize. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Roads, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  9. Title: 1-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 1 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Scale:110,000,000. Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 1-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  10. Title: World Marine Areas, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts areas and point labels of major marine features worldwide. Data was derived primarily from the Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center's Physical Map of the World. The boundaries of physical regions are roughly accurate to 50m scale, although the number of features included is to the 10m scale. The surface marine features are from a 1953 series of hydrologic maps from the International Hydrologic Bureau. The underwater marine physical features from the Physical Map of the World are not represented here. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Marine Areas, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  11. Title: World Oceans, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts oceans split into contiguous pieces. These data are derived from the 10m ocean coastline data. Ocean polygon is the same as Bathymetry 0 (sea level). This theme (and its inverse cousin, Land) are used to clip the raster imagery. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Oceans, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  12. Title: World Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts disputed areas ranging from Kashmir to the Elemi Triangle and Northern Cyprus to the Western Sahara desert. Data is derived from the The United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook boundary database, but not every disputed or undefined boundary listed in the World Factbook boundary database is reflected in the main admin-0 boundaries attributes. Care should be taken with regard to undefined or disputed boundaries when attributing to reflect if the dispute is active or not. Some disputed areas that are small could be better symbolized with a point symbol. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  13. Title: State and Province Boundaries, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polyline shapefile depicts internal, first-order administrative boundaries and polygons for all but a few tiny countries. Includes name attributes (including diacritical marks), name variants, and some statistical codes (FIPS, ISO, HASC). For names that are uncertain, they are flagged as an attribute. Boundaries should perfectly match the following Natural Earth Vector themes: coastline, lake shoreline, admin-0 country boundary, river and lake centerlines. Use the following selection statement to derive this theme from the 10m lakes: “ScaleRank” <=2. Then punch those selected features through the admin-1 and save result as a new feature class.These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). State and Province Boundaries, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  14. Title: European Lakes, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts natural and artificial lakes for Europe only ranked by relative importance, coordinating with river ranking. Includes name attributes. Data primarily derives from Catchment Characterisation and Modelling (CCM) Database 2.1 by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability. The modified CCM lakes offered here are intended for small-scale cartographic use. Only a portion of CCM data is used, representing major lakes (classes 4 and 5 in the MAINDRAIN attributes column). Generalization and smoothing were applied to these selected data. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). European Lakes, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  15. Title: Pacific Island Groupings, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts country boundaries on land and offshore for Pacific Island Groupings. Groupings are designed to better organize these widely disbursed islands. Marine boundaries and marine indicator lines are deliberately omitted for the 110m scale. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). Pacific Island Groupings, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  16. Title: World Boundary Lines, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polyline shapefile contains international, disputed, indeterminate, and control line boundaries on land and offshore worldwide, including 200-mile nautical limits. Land boundaries and Pacific grouping boxes. Marine boundaries and marine indicator lines are deliberately omitted for the 110m scale. Data was derived from the United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook boundary database. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Boundary Lines, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  17. Title: 20-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 20 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Scale:110,000,000. Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 20-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  18. Title: World Land-Based Polygon Features, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts polygon labels of major physical features worldwide, including deserts, mountain ranges, plateaus, island groupings and continents. Data was derived primarily from the Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis Center's Physical Map of the World. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Land-Based Polygon Features, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  19. Title: World Tiny Countries with Scale Ranking, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This point shapefile depicts tiny country points that can be used with country layers to communicate data that would otherwise be lost due to some countries not displaying well on thematic choropleth data maps. Scale rank is the smallest base unit where multipart polygons per each feature are broken apart and given individual scale ranks. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Tiny Countries with Scale Ranking, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  20. Title: North American Lakes, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts natural and artificial lakes in North America only ranked by relative importance, coordinating with river ranking. Includes name attributes. Data primarily derives from the North American Environmental Atlas, a collaboration of government agencies in Canada, Mexico and the United States and the trilateral Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The modified CCM lakes offered here are intended for small-scale cartographic use. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). North American Lakes, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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