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New version of GEBCO world map image file

GEBCO world map 2014he GEBCO world map shows the shape and depth of the global ocean floor as a shaded relief map.

A new release of the map is now available. Find out how to download a digital copy in PDF and GeoTiff forms.

This is the third release of the map and now includes the names of features on the sea floor from the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.
 

Creation of the map

The map is based upon bathymetry data from the GEBCO_08 Grid, version 20100927, a global bathymetric grid with 30 arc-second spacing.

The land imagery is taken from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Blue Marble data set. The coastline is taken from the World Vector Shoreline.
 

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The GEBCO world map shows the shape and depth of the global ocean floor as a shaded relief map. The latest release of the map is available to download in PDF and GeoTiff forms.

GEBCO_2014 Grid for the Atlantic Ocean area
GEBCO 2014 Grid

GEBCO is pleased to announce the release of its latest global terrain model at 30 arc-second intervals - the GEBCO_2014 Grid.