Landslide initiation locations in Zacapa quadrangle, Guatemala

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Description This cover contains initiation location of landslides formed during Hurricane Mitch in October - November 1998. Locations were identified by manually selecting the upslope location of the landslides in the cover ls22601.
Originators Bucknam, Robert C.; Coe, Jeffrey A.; Mota, Manuel Antonio; Godt, Jonathan W.; Tarr, Arthur C.; Bradley, Lee-Ann; Rafferty, Sharon A.; Hancock, Dean; Dart, Richard L.; and Johnson, Margo L.
Publication U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-443

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Landslide

Polygon delineating the planimetric area of a landslide found in coverages whose names begin with ls, ols, or yls

Label Definition
LS Some regions within landslides were apparently unaffected by the landslide (that is, they represent areas bypassed by the landslide but are within its outer boundaries) This attribute is used to distinguish those areas from the landslide itself.

Mapped area

Polygon in the mm coverages, used to indicate the method by which landslides were identified, found in coverages whose names begin with mm.

Label Definition
MM Mapping method