This colorful geological Kharita™ of the Arabian Peninsula was prepared by Glen F. Brown of the U.S. Geological Survey for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It represents state-of-the-art knowledge of Arabian Peninsula geology and petroleum geology in 1972.

The map is interesting for its general lack of borders (although some are illustrated). A note in the upper right clarifies this  “Indicated position of boundary lines not demarcated on the ground are not necessarily definitive and not binding on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Boundaries in South and East are undefined and are not shown.” No borders are shown with Qatar or the UAE. Whilst the borders with Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait are shown.

Map Info

Creator: Glen F. Brown, U.S. Geological Survey
Date: 1972
Language(s): English
Scale: 1: 4000000
Location: Arabian Peninsula