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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…
For more than four centuries, the Mercator projection has shaped one of the world’s most familiar views of the planet. The icon map was designed to make navigation on the Earth’s oceans easier, but it came with a cost: the…
ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 Oct 2026 Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing ISBN: 9781917044677 Discover the history of humankind … Discover the history of humankind from a new perspective in this extremely appealing non-fiction title. This fascinating first snapshot of the world’s past, present…
Member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) have agreed to develop a common map and a unified catalog of geographical names. According to Report's Kazakhstan bureau, the agreements were reached following the 3rd meeting of the heads of cartographic…
Welcome to Murud-Janjira Fort, an island fortress built in 1567 that survived attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, Portuguese and the English East India Company to capture it. Today, reaching it is far less dramatic, visitors can hop on a boat from…
The New Indian Express Recent underwater exploration off Kaveripoompattinam or Poompuhar, the ancient Chola port at the mouth of the Cauvery, has yielded clues to the Tamil regionâs maritime past The fragment of an amphora believed to have originated…
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Unity Ministry, through the Museums Department, is holding the Malaysian Karst Heritage Exhibition at Muzium Negara to raise public awareness of preserving the country's caves and karst landscapes. National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said…
The OS archives are comprehensively mined to chronicle stories of map-making, trails and transport, dramatic changes in fortunes for towns and cities, wars, royalty and Britain’s wild natural environment, among many other topics. It is inspiration for anyone who loves…