Content tagged with “cartography”

“ Swiss mapmakers have an odd habit of hiding secret images in maps, for no particular reason. ”

“ An island belonging to Alaska is so far to the west that it’s technically…east. ”

“ Where the ‘summit’ lies on a tall mountain is a matter of debate. Consequently, many people think they’ve climbed to the top, but haven’t really. ”

“ When geographic coordinates are empty – ‘0,0’ or ‘null’ – mapping databases use a fake placename called ‘Null Island’ to represent the thing that is not there. ”

“ There is a public Google Map on which someone has placed thousands of markers of shipwrecks visible in satellite view. ”

“ An interesting meditation on spelunking and how that morphed into a ground-breaking computer game. ”

“ An ordered listing of countries by actual landmass, not simply perceived size, which is affected by mapping distortions. ”

“ A look at the occasionally ridiculous ways that countries will split islands, which sometimes just comes down to spite and national pride. ”

“ If climate change continues as projected, humanity can survive, but most of the world will have to move. Also, Russia and Canada will be in charge. ”