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Atlas Of Maine: The Surficial Geology Of Mount Desert Island, Maine, Alyson Churchill Jan 2017

Atlas Of Maine: The Surficial Geology Of Mount Desert Island, Maine, Alyson Churchill

Atlas of Maine

My map, titled Surficial Geology of Mount Desert Island, Maine, depicts the surficial geology recorded on Mount Desert Island, as well as measurements of the geologic attitude of various features, and the locations of dikes, faults, and linear glacial features. Different lithologies are distinguished by various hues and saturations, with a solid line marking known or certain contacts and a dotted line marking approximate contacts. Geologic attitude variables that are represented include the strike and dip of beds, strike of vertical beds, strike and dip of foliation, strike of vertical foliation, strike and dip of flow layering, strike of …


Atlas Of Maine: Major Shellfish Distribution Around Acadia National Park, Ryan Clemens Jan 2016

Atlas Of Maine: Major Shellfish Distribution Around Acadia National Park, Ryan Clemens

Atlas of Maine

This map highlights known distribution of soft shell clams, blue mussels, and sea scallops around Mount Desert Island and the surrounding coastline of Maine, centering on Acadia National Park.


Atlas Of Maine: Bar Harbor Bounty: Shellfish Habitat Near Mount Desert Island, Ian R. Liphart Jan 2016

Atlas Of Maine: Bar Harbor Bounty: Shellfish Habitat Near Mount Desert Island, Ian R. Liphart

Atlas of Maine

Bar Harbor Bounty: Shellfish Habitat near Mount Desert Island details the known habitats of four different shellfish varieties in the vicinity of MDI. The seafood industry has long been a staple for the Downeast region, and these areas are crucial habitat. The map shows near coast bathymetry and shellfish habitat data from the Maine office of GIS. It also includes general boundaries of Acadia National Park and a hillshade of the Maine coast for visual reference. This map is not intended for use in navigation.


Atlas Of Maine: Bird Habitat And Nesting On Mount Desert Island, Hannah Kwasman Jan 2016

Atlas Of Maine: Bird Habitat And Nesting On Mount Desert Island, Hannah Kwasman

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the critical habitat and nesting sites of important bird species in Maine. Although Acadia National Park is a protected zone, many of the key locations are not located within the park itself. Even for the few areas within the park, these sites see human traffic via hiking trails. The Human Development Intensity is based on a Maine Office of GIS dataset that indexes these values. The map is projected using the NAD83, Universal Transverse Mercator Zone 19N coordinate system.