These maps have been made in exactly the same way as our Globe Views, except that here our globe surface is based on NASA imagery. The theme of this imagery is "land cover", and it is derived from satellite and aerial photography. We suspect some NASA artistry is also involved. Man-made features are not apparent. Whatever the mix of inputs, the effect is beautiful. Hang a print of Antarctica (AGMN18, next page) on your wall and you won't need air-conditioning next Summer.

Because this imagery is more detailed (3 km grid) than that used in our Globe Views, we have been able to capture our images from a lower orbit. Each map is 2160 x 2160 pixels in size, and covers almost exactly 6000 x 6000 km (3727 x 3727 statute miles) top to bottom and side to side through the centre of the map.

All the maps are at the same scale. To help you get a better sense of the shape of the surface you are looking at, and to help you draw lines and position objects on your map, we have made two simple scale charts, one in km, the other in miles. Each square on each chart is 500 x 500 km or miles. If you are going to download one or more of these maps, you might like to open the full-size chart here and save it to your computer:

Preview scale chart in kilometers, or open the full-size image (2160 x 2160 pixels, 362 KB).

Preview scale chart in miles, or open the full-size image (2160 x 2160 pixels, 254 KB).

The download map files are 24-bit/16 million colour high quality JPEG files. Print on A4 or Letter paper at 120 dpc/300 dpi for a publication-quality 18 x 18 cm (7 x 7 inch) print, or at 72 dpc/180 dpi on Super A3/B paper for a still-sharp 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12 inch) print.


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Map no. AGMN01		Map no. AGMN02
Canada		Continental USA & Mexico
Locus: 60°N, 91°W		Locus: 35°N, 98°W
File size: 2.4 MB		File size: 2.0 MB


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Map no. AGMN03		Map no. AGMN04
Latin America & Caribbean		Northern South America
Locus: 19°N, 80°W		Locus: 10°S, 59°W
File size: 1.5 MB		File size: 1.8 MB


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Map no. AGMN05		Map no. AGMN06
Southern South America		Europe
Locus: 33°S, 59°W		Locus: 50°N, 12°E
File size: 1.4 MB		File size: 2.2 MB


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