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Explore the islands and coastlines of the Pacific with this thorough map of the region. With inset maps of dozens of islands and instructive details such as ship routes, naval bases, time zone boundaries and more, this map makes a wonderful collectors piece. Published in December 1936, it accompanied an article entitled "Flying the Pacific." The 1936 Pacific Ocean map features:
• Border maps of dozens of islands including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji, the Hawaiian Islands, the Galapagos Islands, and the Aleutian Islands
• Naval bases
• Time zone boundaries and clocks showing the time when it is midnight at Greenwich
• Airline distances in statute miles
• Thousands of place names including capitals, cities, and towns
• Principal ship routes and railways
• Geographical features including mountains, swampy regions, glaciers, reefs and sand
Coverage Area: Pacific Ocean, North America, western South America, eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
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