research.usm.maine.edu/.../bathymetry/This is a hypsometric map and it is similar to a topographic map because it shows relief, in this map specifically, by contrasting colors. This map exhibits the differences in elevation in seamounts in New England and how they range in differences as one gets closer to the shelf. These types of maps are important because they are able to help better visualize the differences in land, therefore giving people a better understanding of things that we can not easily such, such as underwater surfaces or even land from far away countries.
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