Mercator maps distort the shape and relative size of continents, particularly near the poles. This is why Greenland appears to be similar in size to all of South America on Mercator maps, when in ...

An extravagant map commissioned by a 16th-century French admiral fancifully depicts continents and the journeys of fabled explorers. Photograph courtesy British Library Board, Add. 24065 MAGAZINE ...

The maps here show the world as it is now, with only one difference: All the ice on land has melted and drained into the sea, raising it 216 feet and creating new shorelines for our continents and ...

The lost continent of Zealandia has been mapped for the first time. This enormous chunk of submerged continental crust sits between Antarctica and Australia, where it connected the landmasses as ...

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Map by National Geographic The magnitude of her accomplishment, particularly as a woman in the mid-20th century, working in a field dominated by men, is perhaps best conveyed by Tharp’s own words.