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7th March, 1912 South Pole was discovered
On the 7th of March, 1912 Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen announced the discovery of the South Pole. It is ...
This Day in History 2013-03-07

Apple maps again criticized
Apple Maps have once again caused a scandal. The criticism came from Australia, where the emergency services ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-02-28

38 ski resorts of Canada and the U.S. appeared on Google maps
Google developers do not cease to update maps . This time they focus on ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-02-24

100 000 new tourist routes on Google Maps
Now users of Google Earth can plan a vacation or holiday trip with one of the 100,000 routes ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-02-23

Google added maps of North Korea
Google Maps, one of the most popular mapping application, has recently, added maps of the cities of ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-02-20

Geologists create the map of permafrost using ants
Scientists from the Institute of Geophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences when ...
Digital cartography and GPS navigation 2013-02-19

16th February, 1892 Henry Walter Bates died
On the 16th of February, 1892 at the age of 67 years, died Henry Walter Bates. This man was a great traveler and ...
This Day in History 2013-02-16

15th February, 1493 Christopher Columbus met with the Indians
On the 15th of February, 1493 Columbus wrote to the King a letter telling about the newly ...
This Day in History 2013-02-15

13th February, 1858 the British opened Lake Tanganyika
On the 13th of February, 1858 explorer John Speke and Richard Burton found huge Lake Tanganyika, which ...
This Day in History 2013-02-13

13th February, 1956 the Russian Antarctic station "Peace" discovered
On the 13th of February, 1956 observatory "Peace" was discovered, which became ...
This Day in History 2013-02-13