Our mental image of world geography is derived from many subjective factors, like where we…
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Through technological advancement and good old-fashioned human stubbornness, much of the Earth has been mapped…
Mankind has long been fascinated by achieving new heights. It’s literally a cliche statement that…
It’s cold. And there’s a lot of ice there, much of it melting, we’re told…
Myth and legend are full of wondrous places that capture the imagination and have inspired…
Mankind has long been fascinated by achieving new heights. It’s literally a cliche statement that…
Myth and legend are full of wondrous places that capture the imagination and have inspired…
Isn’t it scary how many people don’t know if Europe is a country or a…
If you keep swapping out the old planks of a ship for newer ones, at…
You’d expect urban settlements to be carefully planned. After all, things like street structures, power…
Maps reveal the world around us. They also reveal how we see that world and…
When most of us think about beaches, we visualize pale sands, clear blue waters, and…
In his novel The Colour of Magic, fantasy author Terry Prachett says, “You can’t map…
We all know the Egyptian Pyramids; structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza cannot be…
The urban environment is powerful and evocative, reflective of the people, places and times that…
Antarctica: the frozen continent — essentially a huge island at the bottom of the world…
There are several different locations around the planet that are filled with mystery and unsolved…
War is never fun, exciting or a source of glory for anyone (well, at least…
New nations seem to pop up with alarming regularity. At the start of the 20th…
To pick where a military base goes has to be an easy job. Putting a…
A protected area is a designated location that has been preserved for its ecological, natural…
If you are looking to travel and want to go back in time here are…