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Globespotter: A World of Difference. Spot the differences while traveling the world in this captivating sightseeing adventure! By Masque Publishing
Eartha is the world's largest rotating and revolving globe, located within the former headquarters of the DeLorme mapping corporation in Yarmouth, Maine. [1] Garmin purchased the company and the building in 2016. [2] The globe weighs approximately 5,600 pounds (2,500 kg), and has a diameter of over 41 feet (12.5 m).
[1] [2] [3] In a map projection, coordinates, often expressed as latitude and longitude, of locations from the surface of the globe are transformed to coordinates on a plane. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Projection is a necessary step in creating a two-dimensional map and is one of the essential elements of cartography.
Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [ 2 ] and released to the public in January 2007. [ 3 ]
The player has to answer geographical questions in order to progress through the game and move to other countries and cities. Each city has its own set of questions. Computer Active describes it as an "excellent learning tool for those planning a foreign trip or just hoping to pick up some general knowledge about the world around them." [1]
Political map of Europe, showing south at the top. Research suggests that north-south positions on maps have psychological consequences. In general, north is associated with richer people, more expensive real estate, and higher altitude, while south is associated with poorer people, cheaper prices, and lower altitude (the "north-south bias").
[n 1] A ball dropped from a height of 158.5 m departed by 27.4 mm from the vertical compared with a calculated value of 28.1 mm. The most celebrated test of Earth's rotation is the Foucault pendulum first built by physicist Léon Foucault in 1851, which consisted of a lead-filled brass sphere suspended 67 m from the top of the Panthéon in ...
In 1960, the American nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton circumnavigated the globe in 60 days, 21 hours for Operation Sandblast. The current circumnavigation record in a powered boat of 60 days 23 hours and 49 minutes [ 15 ] was established by a voyage of the wave-piercing trimaran Earthrace which was completed on 27 June 2008.