PhysicalEarth ▶

The atlas the internet is missing

Base Map
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Terrain Effects
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Terrain shading (illumination NW)

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Elevation contour lines from DEM data

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Vertical exaggeration of DEM elevation

Overlays
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Major rivers. Data: Natural Earth 10m

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Smaller rivers (z8+). Data: OpenFreeMap / OSM

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Borders & names. Data: OpenFreeMap / OSM

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Mountain ranges, peaks, seas. Data: Natural Earth

Geology

National geological survey overlays

1:1M ©CN IGME
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1:1M © BRGM
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France geological legend
625K Bedrock © BGS/UKRI
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Compilation © NRCan
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Canada geological legend
© SPW + DOV
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500K © LNEG
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PhysicalEarth — a free physical atlas

GPU-rendered hypsometric relief, hillshading, and bathymetry — the kind of physical map that used to live only in printed atlases.

Open source and open data. Missing your region's geology, a river, or a mountain range? Contribute on GitHub

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