Description

The map title is Gander. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Gander and surrounding area. Gander Lake is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, Route 1 and Route 330. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates a bus terminal at the western edge of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Gander International Airport to the east of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
	21		http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/html-metadata/gander_ap_en.html
	21		http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/html-metadata/gander_ap_fr.html
	33		http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/pdf/gander_ap_fr.pdf
	16		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_en.gif
	0		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_fr.cdr
	16		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_fr.gif
	0		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/cdr/gander_ap_fr.cdr
	33		http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/pdf/gander_ap_en.pdf
	33		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_en.pdf
	33		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_fr.pdf
	0		http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/approach-approch/cdr/gander_ap_en.cdr
	0		https://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/tactile/symbols-signes/cdr/symbology_en.cdr

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