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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_mapWorld map - Wikipedia

    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.

    • Earth

      Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only...

    • Hemisphere of Earth

      Map roughly depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres....

    • Early world maps

      The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity,...

  2. Dec 28, 2023 · The WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Atlas of the World is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps available at Wikimedia Commons. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia.

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  4. Oct 19, 2023 · Earth is the third planet from the sun, after Mercury and Venus, and before Mars. It is about 150 million kilometers (about 93 million miles) from the sun. This distance, called an astronomical unit (AU), is a standard unit of measurement in astronomy. Earth is one AU from the sun.

  5. Earth is the third planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is the only planet known to have life on it. The Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago. [29] [30] [5] It is one of four rocky planets on the inner side of the Solar System. The other three are Mercury, Venus, and Mars .

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