Welcome to Shaded Relief of The World

You could use this interactive map in the following ways;

• Measure the distance, area or elevation of features on the map.
• Share a map - send a link to a colleague to show the details you have found.

Search types

Simple Search

search for city, town, village and locate on the map

Advanced Search

search for any place in the world. Powered by Geonames

Lat / Long

enter a latitude and longitude to locate a property on the map

Map Types

Map

shows google street maps

Satellite

shows google satellite images

Hybrid

shows google satellite images with general road and town overlays

Relief

shows shaded relief of the world (Relief+ overlays general road and town from google)

Natural

shows Tom Patterson's Natural Earth (Natural+ overlays general road and town from google)

VE

shows Microsoft Virtual Earth street maps

Tools

Elevation

click anywhere on the map to find the elevation of the clicked point. ( Meters or Feet)

Distance

click along a route to find the distance. ( meters, kilometers, feet, yards, miles)

Area

measure the area of a building or piece of land ( square meters, square kilometers, hectares, acres, square feet, square yards, square miles)