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Golfo de América y golfo de México: cómo Google Maps abordará el nombre

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:26:16 +0000

La empresa dijo que seguiría al gobierno de Trump en el cambio de nombre del golfo de México una vez que se actualice el nuevo nombre en fuentes gubernamentales.


How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:28:03 +0000

Google said it would follow the Trump administration in renaming the Gulf of Mexico once the new name is updated in government sources.


Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:19:00 +0000

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”


Major Events in 2025

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:33:39 +0000

Planning your calendar for next year? Here are some events to look out for.


Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:29:33 +0000

She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources.


Book Review: ‘Four Points of the Compass,’ by Jerry Brotton

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:04:53 +0000

In “Four Points of the Compass,” Jerry Brotton explores the disorienting, dizzying history of our relationship to direction.


How Red and Blue America Shop, Eat and Live

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:16:12 +0000

Politics map onto our everyday life in surprising ways, a data set of millions of places shows.


Tim Walz asignó una tarea sobre el Holocausto en 1993 que hoy llama la atención en internet

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:13:48 +0000

El candidato demócrata a la vicepresidencia preguntó a sus alumnos de secundaria de entonces cuál era el país con mayor riesgo de genocidio. Su predicción se cumplió: Ruanda.


Tim Walz’s Class Project on the Holocaust Draws New Attention Online

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:15:44 +0000

Mr. Walz, now the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee, asked his high school students in 1993 which country was most at risk for genocide. Their prediction came to pass: Rwanda.


Maps Offer Design Elements for Interiors and Furniture

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:33:13 +0000

In the digital age, old-fashioned maps were expected to die out. But just look around the room.