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India's Nanda Devi, once thought to be the world's tallest mountain, tops out at 25,643 feet, more than 3,000 feet shorter than Mt. Everest.
exploration

The Long History of the Quest to Find a Peak Taller Than Everest

Ain't no mountain high enough.
Katie Ives October 7, 2021
Tequisquiapan, Mexico

Péndulo de Tequisquiapan

This monument marking the center of Mexico might be more political than geographical.
Smygehuk, Sweden

Smygehuk Utkiksplats (Sweden's Southernmost Point)

Sweden's southernmost point is located in this charming fishing village.
From Maple Beach in Point Roberts, Washington, locals have a clear view of Canada to the north.
maps

A Border Town Is Now Isolated From Both the U.S. and Canada

Ever since COVID-19 shut down the border, Point Roberts has been neither here nor there.
Atlas Obscura August 11, 2020
Piazza San Rufo, with the marker in the foreground.
Rieti, Italy

Umbilicus Italiae

The disputed geographic center, or "navel," of Italy.
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas

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One in a series of maps created by Linda-Marlena Ross that illustrate rising sea levels and the ships in the polar seas.
maps

Art Challenge: Readers Show Us How They Map Their Worlds

Travel down the Road to Productivity, go on a bear hunt, and hope you get to see Super Island.
Michelle Cassidy May 21, 2020
This map, created in 1927, includes the sites of historical events and landmarks in Hartford, Connecticut.
maps

Art Challenge: Make Your Own Amazing Maps

Show us how you navigate your world today.
Michelle Cassidy April 30, 2020
The entrance to Tashanta
Tashanta, Russia

Tashanta

The last stop in southeast Russia.
The border between Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, as seen from the Canadian side.
Hyder, Alaska

Hyder

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
An 1826 map of North Carolina, with counties, roads, settlements, and topographical features.
linguistics

Why North Carolina Is the Most Linguistically Diverse U.S. State

But it might not be that way for much longer.
Dan Nosowitz December 11, 2019
Dovedale stepping stones in 2012.
Ashbourne, England

Dovedale Stepping Stones

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
The Mile Zero marker in Victoria, BC
Victoria, British Columbia

Mile 0

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.
The Geographic Center of NYC is located on a traffic meridian on Queens Boulevard.
Queens, New York

Geographic Center of New York City

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.
The statue.
London, England

Ernest Shackleton Statue

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.
Another lake-based face-off, in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
geology

Wisconsin and Minnesota Are Waging an Extremely Friendly War Over Who Has More Lakes

Wait, what the heck is a lake, anyway?
Sabrina Imbler July 17, 2019
Cyprus Buffer Zone.
Nicosia, Cyprus

Cyprus Buffer Zone

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.
The viewpoint.
Invergarry, Scotland

Glengarry Viewpoint

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.