As part of a new map, in 1979 a reader "proposed to the Globe that the soil removed from the Alewife extension of the T be used to form the Curley River in memory of the noted mayor of Boston, James ...

Tucked inside the Illges Gallery in downtown Columbus, centuries of our nation’s history are on display. Maps from the J.

Germany will extend its funding of the UN Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence until 2030, in pursuit of a global geodetic ...

The borders of U.S. states might seem straightforward, but some have strange shapes, unexpected curves, and odd extensions.

The name change to Gulf of America is the first since the 1540s where various maps referred to it as the Mexican Gulf, Golpho ...

States are part of countries, and countries may be grouped by other areas, like continents, hemispheres, or a political or ...

As Google Maps celebrates the 20th anniversary of its launch in North America, new questions are arising over the way it ...

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.