Upolu Island
LIU Chuang1DAI Xiaoliang1,2ZHU Yunqiang1SHI Ruixiang1
1 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2024.08.06.V1
Published:Aug. 2024
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Key Words：
Upolu Island,Samoa,Pacific Ocean,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Upolu Island is the second large island of Samoa. It is 71.78 km long from east to west and 24.23 km wide from south to north. Its geo-location is 172°4'23"W-171°25'25"W, 14°2'56"S-13°47'34″S. The boundary data of the Upolu Island was developed based on Google Earth 2015 images and related maps. It has a total area of 1,126.65 km² and a coastline of 266.50 km. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 3.13 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 1.17 MB).
Foundation Item：
Ministry of Science and Technology of P. R. China (2021YFE0117300)
Data Citation：
LIU Chuang, DAI Xiaoliang, ZHU Yunqiang, SHI Ruixiang.Upolu Island[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2024.08.06.V1.
References：
[1] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. Global multiple scale shorelines dataset based on Google Earth images (2015) [J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2019. DOI: 10.3974/geodb.2019.04.13.V1.
[2] Liu, C., Shi, R. X., Zhang, Y. H., et al. 2015: How many islands (isles, rocks), how large land areas, and how long of shorelines in the world?: Vector data based on Google Earth images [J]. Journal of Global Change Data & Discovery, 2019, 3(2): 124-148. DOI: 10.3974/geodp.2019.02.03.
[3] Planet Map Press. World National Atlas [M]. Version 2. Beijing: Planet Map Press, 2004.
[4] Samoa: Overview [OL]. http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/ljmdd/dyz_658636/smy_659816/.
Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
UpoluIslandshp .rar |
759.58KB |
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| 2 |
Upolu_Island.kmz |
446.66KB |
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