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  • December 2007
    • At 500, 1st 'America' Map Baffles

      At 500, 1st 'America' Map Baffles

      (Newser) - The Library of Congress this week unveils the first map to use the name "America"—and the 500-year-old mysteries that go with it. The 1507 map by a German monk includes a surprisingly precise rendering of South America, Reuters reports, and seemingly predicts the contours of the continent's Pacific coast 6 years before European explorers ever saw it. More »

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      America   monks   South America   Library of Congress   maps   North America

  • November 2007
    • Antarctica Gets High-Def Map

      Antarctica Gets High-Def Map

      (Newser) - A new high-definition, real-color interactive map of Antarctica unveiled yesterday will give a bird's-eye view of the frozen continent, MSNBC reports. But the virtual tour isn't just for pointy-headed scientists—it's also available free online to anyone. Satellite imagery was collected into a 100-billion-pixel database that is zoomable and searchable. More »

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      Antarctica   geology   satellite images   maps

  • March 2007

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