unsurveyed area


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unsurveyed area

[¦ən·sər′vād ′er·ē·ə]
(mapping)
An area on a map or chart where both relief and planimetric data are unavailable, and which is usually labeled unsurveyed; or an area on a map or chart which shows little or no charted data because accurate information is limited or not available.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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