Phantom Places & Discovery
26 entries in the Phantom Places & Discovery compendium.
Phantom islandPhantom islands are map features later proven nonexistent.ExplorationExploration is the process of discovering the unknown.GazetteerA geographical dictionary or directory used with maps.Geographic information scienceScientific discipline studying geographic information and its applications.Remote sensingAcquiring information about objects without physical contact.SurveyingSurveying determines positions for maps, boundaries, and construction.CartographyThe study and practice of making and using maps.GeographerGeographers study Earth's environment and human society and their interactions.GeographyGeography is the study of Earth's lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena.World mapA map of most or all of Earth's surface.GlobeSpherical model of Earth or the heavens without distortion.Kerguelen PlateauThe world's most remote island, a Norwegian dependency in the South Atlantic.ZealandiaA mostly submerged continent in Oceania, nearly the size of Australia.AntarcticPolar region surrounding the South Pole, governed by international treaty.SubantarcticSubantarctic: region north of Antarctica, between 46° and 60° south.Polar regionsEarth's frigid zones around the North and South Poles.International Date LineFirst purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier.180th meridianThe 180th meridian, also known as the antimeridian, is the line of longitude located exactMeridian (geography)A line of longitude connecting points of equal longitude.EquatorImaginary line dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.Tropic of CancerNorthernmost latitude where the Sun appears directly overhead.Tropic of CapricornSouthernmost latitude where the Sun is directly overhead.Antarctic CircleIslands that appeared on maps but were later found not to exist.Circle of latitudeAbstract east–west parallels defining Earth's latitudinal grid.North PoleNorthernmost point on Earth, located in the Arctic Ocean.South PoleA purported island that appeared on maps but was later found not to exist.
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