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;  maponly_8.ncl
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load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_code.ncl"   
load "$NCARG_ROOT/lib/ncarg/nclscripts/csm/gsn_csm.ncl"   
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begin

  wks  = gsn_open_wks("ps","maponly")              ; open a ps file
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; now remove small islands from map that has only outlines
;****************************************************
  res                           = True              ; plot mods desired
  res@mpOutlineOn               = True              ; turn off outline
  res@mpFillOn                  = False             ; turn off map fill

  plot = gsn_csm_map_ce(wks,res)                   ; draw map

; Tell the map to outline nothing except what is specified in 
; mpOutlineSpecifiers                                                
  res@mpOutlineBoundarySets     = "NoBoundaries"     
  res@mpOutlineSpecifiers      = (/"Continents"/)  ; continents only

  plot = gsn_csm_map_ce(wks,res)                    ; draw global map

  end