Topographic Map Symbols Canada

Geological maps are maps that illustrate the rock types, rock ages and other geological features of the mapped area. These symbols are constantly refined to better relate to the features they represent, improve the appearance or readability of the map, or reduce production cost. Below you can find the canadian nts and usgs topographic maps' legends.

A map is a plan view (viewed from above, also known as map view) representation of an area on earth’s surface. Symbols identify natural and cultural features in topographic maps. The margin of the map contains other important information such as map scale, north arrow, declination diagram, datum, publisher, date, etc.

Click on the map to display elevation.

Transport features, administrative features, hydro features, land features, manmade features, elevation features, resource management features and toponymic features. Open the pdf file in adobe acrobat and click on the paperclip icon. Transport features, administrative features, hydro features, land features, manmade features, elevation features, resource management features and toponymic features. The most common map symbols are shown and defined in the following images: