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The Chinese take 3.62 billion trips to go home and celebrate the Lunar New Year. It's the world's largest human migration. And now there's a map that depicts it.
Maps have been a cornerstone of National Geographic since they were published in the first issue of the magazine, in October 1888. The year 1915 witnessed the founding of the Map Department, which ...
A century ago, National Geographic magazine started creating supplement maps, designed to adorn walls and explore every corner of our Earth in intricate detail. Here are some of the best.
We imagine 17th-century Chinese viewers consuming these maps the way we might dive into travel magazines or National Geographic. The maps offer portraits of the world—and as portraits often do ...
National Geographic has been producing thematic maps for decades, revealing not just physical features but also location-based details on cultures, history, wildlife, science, and more. Now, a ...
The coordinates of the office of The Geographer of the National Geographic Society are 38° 54' 18" N, 77° 2' 12" W. You might say that Juan José Valdés, who currently holds that title, knows ...
National Geographic is launching a series of family-oriented indoor exploration centers, starting with two sites in China. The venerable non-profit brand has signed with iP2Entertainment for the ...