northwestern France

print size: 42 in x 59 in, 107 cm x 150 cm

file size: 127MB, 11768 x 8312

number of images:

center location: N 47.5, W 0.2

approximate scale: 1 to 520,000

ground cell: 66.00 m, long side: 773 km

This elevation surface shows the third of the country which stretches from Paris in the upper right to La Rochelle at lower center.  The rivers are the Seine and the Loire, as well as the Gironde estuary defining the Medoc Peninsula near Bordeaux. There is much variety in this region - plateaus of many descriptions, pockets of incised gorges, gentle shores and rugged headlands.  Structural trends give hints of different rock and soil circumstances, and the diversity of slope arrangements make the area a rewarding place for the naturalist explorer.