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Exploration, Mapping & Maritime
Wayfinding, cartography, ships, ports, and the blue‑water highways of history.
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Where is Ranulph Fiennes? Greatest living explorer not seen for a year
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (1835+ words) By PAUL BRACCHI, SENIOR FEATURE WRITER and TIM STEWART On October 23, 2024, the Royal Geographical Society organised a gala evening to celebrate the life of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’. The RGS in South Kensington is filled with…...
Remote Viewing Under The Sahara: Hidden Secrets Unveiled?
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (151+ words) The assertions presented in the video paint a picture far removed from conventional archaeology and geology, proposing a narrative of Earth’s past dramatically different from accepted history. This report examines the claims, provides context on the practice of remote viewing,…...
Archaeologists Scanned Machu Picchu—And Found Hidden Roads the World Had Never Seen Before
2+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) Using LiDAR, the team discovered 1.5 miles of pre-Columbian roads, but to protect the find, officials are keeping the specific location a secret. Within the larger Machu Picchu National Park, over 60 archaeological monuments connect via a network of roads. “These sites…...
China opens major canal linking landlocked regions to sea
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What the world map REALLY looks like
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1146+ words) By RONAN O' REILLY Down the generations, it has been a constant fixture on practically every classroom wall. But the traditional world map may be about to get an entirely new look. The potential change follows a United Nations vote…...
Honduras Turns Lasers on Copán’s Hidden Maya Past Before More History Disappears
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (898+ words) Colombian Informant Escapes Prison and Exposes Justice’s Crooked Moral Theater A drone survey at Copán in Honduras will seek hidden Maya structures and assess damage from farming and construction. Behind the search lies a harder question about whose history gets…...
New world map won’t replace ‘Mercator projection’ entirely - here’s why
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (693+ words) The Equal Earth projection was developed by cartographers and is a popular choice among map-makers since it was unveiled in 2018 The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the…...
Equal Earth Map Challenges the Traditional Mercator Projection - Current Affairs Usthadian Academy
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1050+ words) Equal Earth Map Challenges the Traditional Mercator Projection: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution supporting greater use of the Equal Earth projection instead of relying heavily on the centuries-old Mercator projection. The Togo-led resolution received support from…...
UN General Assembly supports abandoning the Mercator projection
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (284+ words) UA.NEWS UN General Assembly supports abandoning the Mercator projection The United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, supported a resolution on gradually abandoning the traditional Mercator projection for world maps in favor of the Equal Earth projection,…...
Correct the Map
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (755+ words) By Siba Sankar Sahu A map is never merely a picture of the Earth. It is an argument about how the Earth should be seen. This argument has acquired fresh relevance after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution…...