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In Mesopotamian cosmology, four rivers flowing out of the garden of creation, which is the center of the world, define the four corners of the world. [1] From the point of view of the Akkadians, the northern geographical horizon was marked by Subartu, the west by Mar.tu, the east by Elam and the south by Sumer; later rulers of all of Mesopotamia, such as Cyrus, claimed among their titles LUGAL ...
The 45×90 points are the four points on Earth which are both halfway between one of the geographical poles and the equator, and halfway between the Prime Meridian and the 180th meridian. Both northern 45×90 points are located on land, while both southern 45×90 points are in remote open ocean locations.
Hakkō ichiu (八紘一宇, "eight crown cords, one roof", i.e. "all the world under one roof") or hakkō iu (Shinjitai: 八紘為宇, 八紘爲宇) was a Japanese political slogan meaning the divine right of the Empire of Japan to "unify the eight corners of the world." The slogan formed the basis of the empire's ideology.
Standing on the South Pole at the start of the year with the wind whipping across the Antarctic, travel blogger Johnny Ward felt a surge of relief.
A quadripoint is a point on Earth where four distinct political territories meet. [1] [2] The territories can be of different types, such as national and provincial. In North America, several such places are commonly known as Four Corners. Several examples exist throughout the world that use other names.
Holiday Stress and Anxiety: 6 Ways to Cope. The holiday season is often called the most wonderful time of the year — but for many, it can actually be the most stressful time of year.
Four corners of the world may also refer to: Four continents, a 16th-century European view of the globe; 4 Corners of the World, label on the logo of Four Corners Records; The Four Corners of the World, a 1917 short-story collection by A. E. W. Mason; Ad quattuor cardines mundi ("to the four corners of the earth"), motto of St Cross College, Oxford
Hammurabi (standing), a Babylonian king that claimed to be the king who made the four corners of the Earth obedient. This depiction is the top part of the Code of Hammurabi, today housed in the Louvre, Paris. Kings of the Four Corners in the Akkadian Empire: Naram-Sin (r. 2254–2218 BC) [5] Kings of the Four Corners of the Gutian dynasty of Sumer: