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UPDATES
Geography never sleeps. The following changes took place after our World Giveaway Map went to press:
Fiji changed its name to Fiji Islands.
Agana, the capital of Guam, changed its name to Hagåtña.
ERRATA
The National School Map Giveaway project presented National Geographic with the opportunity to convert our world map to a digital format. The conversion produced a number of errors, a handful of which regrettably appeared on the final map:
MAIN POLITICAL MAP
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Location |
Qerqertarsuaq |
Qeqertarsuaq |
Island on Greenland’s west coast (town with the same name is spelled correctly), 70° North, 53° West |
Ferkéssédougo |
Ferkéssédougou |
Town in northern Côte d’Ivoire, Africa, 9.5° North, 5° West |
Tatars |
Tatarsk |
Town in central Russia (north of Kazakhstan), 55° North, 76° East |
Ainanu |
Amanu |
Island in French Polynesia (east of Tahiti), 18° South, 141° West |
Logitude |
Longitude |
Longitude East of Greenwich, 89° North, 10° East |
INSET MAPS
Population Density
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Location |
Brasílla |
Brasília |
Capital of Brazil, South America, 16° South, 48° West |
Salvador (Bahla) |
Salvador (Bahia) |
City in Brazil, South America, 13° South, 38° West |
St. Peterburg |
St. Petersburg |
City in Russia, Europe, 60° North, 30° East |
Vegetation and Land Use
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Correct
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Location |
Brasílla |
Brasília |
Capital of Brazil, South America, 16° South, 48° West |
Salvador (Bahla) |
Salvador (Bahia) |
City in Brazil, South America, 13° South, 38° West |
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