Geography

A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake.

Japanese Earthquake Adds 250 Meters of Coastline

The massive earthquake that hit Japan’s Noto Peninsula on...
Rugby, North Dakota was the first center of North America but lost its crown.

Another Geographical Center, Another Bitter Fight: Three Small Towns Battle It Out

What is the geographical center of North America? The...
monument

China vs Russia: The Modern Battle Over The Geographical Center of Asia

The geographical center of a place refers to the...
A map showing the location of the Diomedes Islands

Books for Explorers: The Atlas of Unusual Borders  

Those of us who do expeditions rely on maps...
crater

Natural Wonders: Patomskiy Crater

Deep in the forests of southeastern Siberia, the Patomisky...
a blue flash lights up the night sky beyond Agadir, Morocco

Deadly Morocco Quake Re-Ignites Conjecture Over ‘Earthquake Lights’

Reports of flashing blue lights near Agadir, Morocco during...
Stromatolites in Australia by coastal lake

Natural Wonders: Stromatolites

Early in its history, long before the dinosaurs, Earth...
Two continents meet in an Iceland shopping mall.

This Strange Iceland Shopping Center Straddles Europe and North America

Iceland is where North America meets Europe. The Mid-Atlantic...
The flag of Liberland.

Terra Nullius: Land That Belongs to No Country

There are 195 countries in the world and the...
a still of the textured model of the history of earth's surface

Witness Earth’s ‘Living Skin’ In 100-Million-Year Model of Continental Creep

Sometimes technology allows humans to transcend our feeble senses...
a map of Japan with a focus on Osaka

One, Two, Skip a Few: Japanese Government Recounts Islands, Finds 7,000 More

Thirty-five years ago, the government of Japan counted 6,852...

Exploration Mysteries: Phantom Islands

Can an island be “undiscovered?” Apparently, it can. Throughout...

Map Nerds Rejoice! The Three Norths Align in British Village

For the first time ever, true north, magnetic north,...
layers of the earth

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

In the 1950s and 1960s, the U.S. and the...
new island with smoking volcano hole in center

Volcano Spawns New Island in South Pacific

Mark Twain once offered a compelling reason for breaking...
Hans Island

Canada, Denmark Resolve Strange Arctic Island Dispute

As the Russian war in Ukraine drags into its...

Ancient Forest Found in Giant Sinkhole

Cave explorers recently came across a sinkhole in South...

Natural Wonders: Gravity Hills

There are peculiar spots around the world where the...

Zealandia, The Eighth Continent

It may come as a surprise to our readers...
patagonia

The Sun Sets on Patagonia: A Look Back on 2021-22’s Adventures Way Down South

Amid one of the most active Patagonian summer seasons...

Pesce’s Body To Remain on Cerro Torre

Late last month, an avalanche of ice and stones...
torres del paine

This Week in Patagonia: New Adventure Routes and a Big Enchainment

The wire from Patagonia is crackling with climbing news...
patagonia chalten massif

Canadian Ticks Rare Solo of Patagonia’s Torre Egger

The sun keeps shining this season in Patagonia, so...
patagonia climbing

Another Patagonia First Ascent, Aptly Named ‘Pain and Gain’

Two Slovakians gutted out a new route in Patagonia...

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