From a new perspective

March 11, 2008 at 3:49 am | Posted in Maps, North Pole | Leave a comment
Tags: arctic circle, map, North Pole, old, today

We usually look at the world globe with the Ecuador line in front of our eyes. In the same way, we use to represent the maps in two dimensions. But if what you want is to take a journey all around the world more or less through the
arctic cercle line, and having as a reference the North Pole, there is a much more interesting perspective:

Map by William Moor and Francis Smith, 1746-1747

Mapa of the international polar stations, 1882-83

 

The North Pole nowadays, with red line that indicates the 10°C (50°F) isotherm in July, sometimes used to define the Arctic region border