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A zoom in on the 1969 "Space Age" of the Tucson, Arizona Vicinity, centered on Tucson.

Map of the Month: July 2024

Project Gemini was the precursor to the famous Apollo program. The main goal of Project Gemini was to support the Apollo program’s main mission: Putting a man on the moon. Developing orbital maneuvers...

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A portion of the map showing the south Pole and the surrounding South Polar Plateau. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines intersect, connecting at the south pole, with a red dot marking the location. Red text denotes USA-1 through USA-5, as well as NZ32-NZ33. Prominent ranges and geographic locations are labeled in small black text.

Map of the Month: December 2022

Our December Map of the Month is this 1970 map of Antarctica area stations that was prepared for the 1969 expedition of the U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze called “Deep Freeze 70”. It is a complete ma...

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Map of Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Boundaries between countries featured, which include Ireland, England, France, German, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Netherlands, Lithuania, are variably colored. Country names are black and bolded while town names densely cover the interior.

Map of the Month: August 2021

Our August Map of the Month is this National Geographic map titled Europe and the Near East. It displays a comprehensive post-WWII view of Western and Eastern Europe as well as the North African Coast...

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