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A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
- International Map of The World
The map of the mouth of the River Amazon. The International...
- List of Map Projections
The two straight-line distances from any point on the map to...
- World Map (Disambiguation)
A world map is a map of Earth.. World map may also refer to:...
- Global Map
Global Map is a set of digital maps that accurately cover...
- Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only...
- International Map of The World
Continent. Animated, colour-coded map showing some continents and the region of Oceania (purple), which includes the continent of Australia. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided. A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather ...
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The map shows various extreme points and other important features of the Earth, such as continents, oceans and large islands, deserts, mountains, countries, and capital cities. The surface of the Western Hemisphere of the Earth with South America in the center and Antarctica at the bottom.
The map shows the continents, oceans, major countries, and a network of lines (graticules) representing meridians and parallels, the geographic coordinate system. It is also a political map because it shows the borders between sovereign states.
The map shows the largest contiguous land areas of the earth, the world's continents, and annotated subregions and the oceans surrounding them. You are free to use the above map for educational and similar purposes (fair use); please refer to the Nations Online Project.
Geography. Map of Earth with country borders and big cities shown. Geography (from Greek: γεωγραφία, geographia, literally "earth description") [1] is the study of earth and its people. [2] Its features are things like continents, seas, rivers and mountains.
