The 7 latest articles on Exploration, Mapping & Maritime come from 7 sources, published between Oct 15 and Nov 11.
People in these stories: Gerardus Mercator (2), Bojan Šavrič (2), Tom Patterson (2), Bernhard Jenny (2), Robert Dussey (2), Robinson (2)
Organizations: UN (4), Mercator (3), United Nations (2), United Nations General Assembly (2)
Places: Africa (4), Greenland (3), Togo (3), United States (3), France (2), U.S. (2)
The Equal Earth Projection recently adopted by the UN. Strebe / Wikipedia, CC BY As the UN adopts an equal world map, meet the three geographers who disputed how the Earth was charted 2000 years ago Published: November 11, 2026 7:59am EST For more than…
science encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps Around the World Beneath the Sea: The USS Triton Retraces Magellan's Historic Circumnavigation of the Globe gale views updated Around the World Beneath the Sea: The USS Triton Retraces Magellan's Historic Circumnavigation of the…
“A map is a technical tool, but it also shapes our perception of peoples and continents”. This is how Togo's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Dussey, justified the resolution approved by the UN, which recommends using a different world map…
Please join us on for a virtual orientation on GIS and geospatial collections at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, October 13th at 3pm Eastern. This orientation session will highlight the Geography and Map Division’s collections of geospatial data, born-digital maps, and…
Utah Public Radio The Equal Earth projection map on Access Utah The United Nations General Assembly recently voted overwhelmingly to endorse the Equal Earth projection map, which shows Africa and other equatorial regions in their true proportions instead of using…
When we last saw Marilyn Butler, she was wrapping up her folders of “Mapping Georgetown” columns, many of which have appeared in The Georgetowner. On a simple 8 ½ x 12-inch folded flyer with an outline map of Georgetown and a page…
Home - Science - UN members voted 164 to 1 to encourage the Equal Earth projection, where Brazil looks nearly four times the size of Greenland, a shift Latin American geographers say gives their region new visibility Tom Patterson had more or less retired…
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