Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps for Education-The Tactile Atlas of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador

The map title is Newfoundland and Labrador. Tactile map scale. 3.2 centimetres = 200 kilometres North arrow pointing to the top of the page. Borders of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, shown as solid lines. The Labrador Sea shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. A circle and the city name to show the location of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Gander. A filled star and the city name to show the location of St John's. Text labels for the Labrador Sea. The abbreviation "QC" to indicate the province of Quebec. The abbreviation "NB" to indicate the province of New Brunswick. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate…

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

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22

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-02-22