This collection of maps highlights some of those extreme geographical outliers. The distinction of the highest point on Earth is usually granted to Mount Everest, or Qomolangma as it is known in ...

Google Earth Pro builds on the capabilities of Google Earth and the less robust Google Maps by adding advanced geographic analysis features such as improved geographical measurement calculations ...

In just a few days, Mars will come within 36 million miles of Earth, closer than it has been for 15 years. As the red planet nears, we’re looking back at National Geographic’s cartographic ...

Google Earth is celebrating its 20th anniversary by allowing users to access historical Street View images directly in the ...

Cartographers at the National Geographic have finally recognised Antarctica's Southern Ocean on their maps, bringing their count of Earth's oceans to five. The society — which has been releasing ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

James Talmage and Damon Maneice, creators of The True Size Of, say they hope geography teachers will use the map to show their students how big the world really is. Expand Image On a standard Mercator ...

National Geographic has announced it is participating in the Google Maps Engine public data program and will be sharing over 500 maps with the public by putting them ...

This map is favored by National Geographic because, ... In 2021, astrophysicists produced what is believed to be the most accurate flat map of Earth ever, as reported by Live Science.

A thin box could hold flat double-sided maps of all the major objects in the solar system, or a stack of Earth maps giving physical and political data. The Winkle tripel is a map to hang on your wall.

For the first time in the more than 100 years that National Geographic Society has mapped the world's oceans, it will recognize five: Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.

WASHINGTON -- National Geographic is marking World Oceans Day by recognizing the Southern Ocean as the Earth's fifth ocean. While all of the planet's ocean waters are interconnected, National ...