Exploration, Mapping & Maritime

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (829+ words) For more than four centuries, the Mercator projection has shaped one of the world’s most familiar views of the planet. The icon map was designed to make navigation on the Earth’s oceans easier, but it came with a cost: the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (142+ words) ACHUKA Book of the Day 9 Oct 2026 Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing ISBN: 9781917044677 Discover the history of humankind … Discover the history of humankind from a new perspective in this extremely appealing non-fiction title. This fascinating first snapshot of the world’s past, present…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (215+ words) Member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) have agreed to develop a common map and a unified catalog of geographical names. According to Report's Kazakhstan bureau, the agreements were reached following the 3rd meeting of the heads of cartographic…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (644+ words) Welcome to Murud-Janjira Fort, an island fortress built in 1567 that survived attempts by the Marathas, Mughals, Portuguese and the English East India Company to capture it. Today, reaching it is far less dramatic, visitors can hop on a boat from…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (257+ words) The New Indian Express Recent underwater exploration off Kaveripoompattinam or Poompuhar, the ancient Chola port at the mouth of the Cauvery, has yielded clues to the Tamil region’s maritime past The fragment of an amphora believed to have originated…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (182+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The National Unity Ministry, through the Museums Department, is holding the Malaysian Karst Heritage Exhibition at Muzium Negara to raise public awareness of preserving the country's caves and karst landscapes. National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (628+ words) The OS archives are comprehensively mined to chronicle stories of map-making, trails and transport, dramatic changes in fortunes for towns and cities, wars, royalty and Britain’s wild natural environment, among many other topics. It is inspiration for anyone who loves…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (542+ words) Equal Earth silhouette map compared with the Mercator projection, via Tobias Jung CC BY-SA 4.0. Togo told the world that Africa matters. Australia should heed the lesson for the Pacific. Australia’s map gap for the Blue Continent Map enthusiasts – who seldom…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (679+ words) Published Sep 25, 2026, 10:53 PM LONDON - Mystery has engulfed the fate of legendary British adventurer Ranulph Fiennes, after relatives and friends went public claiming he was missing and his wife was isolating him – with one reportedly even asking King Charles for help....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (309+ words) As of Sept. 4, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that would more accurately represent the size of Africa. The “Correct the Map” resolution was passed with 164 votes against 1 (United States), and six nations — Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania,…...