Maps of Libya

Chris That Fat Twat

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• Sep 16, 2002

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Anybody know a source/website to download decent maps of Libya onto my Garmin V. Detail of the coastal route from Tripoli to Tubruq would be really useful.

Many thanks.
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• Sep 16, 2002

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Libya

Shouldn't that read Chris the 'Colonel Gaddafi' ???

 

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• Sep 16, 2002

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Chris

I have the Garmin World Map - but the detail is only about on par with the Atlantic basemap.

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Chris:
There's a chap being interviewed by British Intelligence and the CIA in Afghanistan who could probably help you. I'm sure you've got the right contacts.

Libya Online might be able to help:
http://www.libyaonline.com

Seriously though, I don't know about GPS but there's TPC Military Map of Libya (1:500,000 = 5miles to 1cm) available.

Here's a sample . . .

http://www.stanfords.co.uk/img_repos/mapseriescart_img/MS_CART_377_0000018778.gif

Try The Map Shop at:
http://www.themapshop.co.uk

or better still, Stanfords in Long Acre, Covent Garden (one of my favourite shops):
http://www.stanfords.co.uk

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• Sep 21, 2002

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Thanks chaps. The cartographers at Garmin have kindly provided an updated more detailed version of their world map of the country which is standard issue to Western oil companies working in Libya.

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• Sep 21, 2002

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Chris,
very interesting, did Garmin charge you for that? I wonder what other maps they have squirrelled away....

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• Sep 21, 2002

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Mike it came from Garmin in Kansas and was free as a one off download and carried the usual use disclaimer and copyright warning. But it took less than a day to arrive by email link which had "newmapproduct" in the address line !?!

Chris