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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.
Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
Whole world - land and oceans Edit 1 Whole world - land and oceans - 2.45x bigger Comparision of the Hawaiian Islands with edit 1(2.45x larger) to the left, and the original to the right. Click for full size. Great image. I don't think i really need to say much. Nominate and support. - Nnfolz 06:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
2012 was marketed through the fictional Institute for Human Continuity, at a viral marketing website that was created by the movie studio. The website featured main-character Jackson Curtis' book Farewell Atlantis , streaming media , blog updates , and radio broadcasts from zealot Charlie Frost on his website, This Is the End . [ 6 ]
The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface, [1] a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history.
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