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Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period.Old maps provide information about places that were known in past times, as well as the philosophical and cultural basis of the map, which were often much different from modern cartography.
The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard used in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS.The current version, WGS 84, defines an Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system and a geodetic datum, and also describes the associated Earth Gravitational Model (EGM) and World Magnetic Model (WMM).
The feature is a series of asymmetrical trenches between 20 and 30 kilometres (12 and 19 mi) long, one and two kilometres (0.6 and 1.2 mi) wide and up to 230 metres (750 ft) deep. [ 13 ] Other areas which are less deep are Cleaver Bank , Fisher Bank and Noordhinder Bank .
Several inches of snow will batter New York into Saturday morning including near Albany, where 6-12 inches of snow are likely and a winter storm warning remains in effect until 1 a.m.
Volcán de Agua (also known as Junajpú by Maya) is an extinct stratovolcano located in the departments of Sacatepéquez and Escuintla in Guatemala. At 3,760 m (12,340 ft) , Agua Volcano towers more than 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above the Pacific coastal plain to the south and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above the Guatemalan Highlands to the north.
Peppermint Ornaments. Talk about easy! All you need for this simple recipe is peppermint candies, nonstick cooking spray, metal cookie cutters, and a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Her spirit, too, is one that kids can relate to. “She's always kind, but she's a child,” Marja says. “She makes mistakes, but she also addresses them.
The Sargasso Sea (/ s ɑːr ˈ ɡ æ s oʊ /) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. [1] Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. [2] [3] It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water. [1]