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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
Tharp was a pioneering cartographer and geologist whose meticulous maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor revealed the unseen and ...
Which online maps are changing the name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America in the U.S.?
The Geographic Names Information System database changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America earlier this ...
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See Human Impact in an X-Ray of the Ocean
This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The map above is essentially an x-ray of the ocean, and the colors show where it’s feeling the most impact from human ...
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National Geographic makes it official, Southern Ocean is the fifth ocean
Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915 ... the ACC transports more water than any other ocean current. It pulls in waters from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, helping ...
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A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
In 1502, as Europeans hungrily looked to the vast new continent across the Atlantic Ocean, innovative maps of these unfamiliar ... April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine.
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'Dancing' turtles prove use of magnetic field as a map
The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...