Image Name                   :  el97car
Boundaries                   :  Lat 7N to 30N ; Lon 272E to 304E
Color Scale, Upper (Red)     :   700 meters and higher
Color Scale, Lower (Blue)    :     0 meters and lower 
Data Max value               :  5107 meters  
Data Min value               :     0 meters
Illuminated from the         :  East

  This is an image generated from 2'x2' orthometric (above mean sea level)
heights covering the Caribbean Sea and surrounding areas.  Interesting 
features to note about this image are:

  The highly rugged terrain of Honduras and Nicaragua are nicely detailed, 
showing how few lowlands are in this part of Central America.

  The Colombian/Venezuelan mountain ranges of Sierra del Perija and
Cordillera de Merida (lower central portion of the image) stand out as
they surround Lake Maracaibo.  Their steepness can been seen by the general
lack of foothills as the elevations rise from the zero elevation of Lake
Maracaibo to their highest peaks, over 14,000 feet high.

  The Orinoco River valley, encompassing much of central Venezuela is
seen as a very flat area, with the Cordillera de Merida far to the west,
and the Serrania de Imataca and Serrania Turagua ranges to the south 
(Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, is found in the southern
range of Serrania Turagua, just outside the range of this image).

   The various islands of the Caribbean have a rich diversity of terrain
heights and ruggedness.  The Bahamas, for instance are extremely low and
flat, which contrasts starkly with the rugged mountains of the Dominican 
Republic, which reach over 10,000 feet high.

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