This Satellite Map features Earth. Satellite image of the Earth, centered on Antarctica. The South Pole is at center. Antarctica is a frozen continent, permanently covered in snow and ice. Surrounding Antarctica are the waters of the Southern Ocean, mixing with the Atlantic Ocean (upper center), the Pacific Ocean (lower left) and the Indian Ocean (center right). Around the edge of the hemisphere is New Zealand (lower center), Australia (lower right), and the southern parts of Africa (upper right, the island of Madagascar is also seen) and South America (upper left).The pixel dimensions of the TIFF image are 4961 x 4961
The discovery of the magnetic compass was an event of GREAT importance in the history of people. It was the first documented instrument created by mankind that could be read using a precise scale. Of course the sundial had been around for a long time, but it doesn't move [just it's shadow does...
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