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Scientists Discover Possible ‘Lost Continent’

05/10/2013by carylsue Leave a comment

SCIENCE Scientists Discover Possible ‘Lost Continent’ Researchers may have discovered granite remnants of a “lost continent” off the coast of Brazil this week. How do continents get lost in the […]

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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News
Photo by Christina Hutton

Mapping Patagonia

Featuredby natgeosean 1 Comment

In January of this year, cartographers and explorers Ross Donihue and Marty Schnure kicked off a cartographic expedition of Patagonia, a mountainous and archipelagic region at the bottom of South […]

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From the Field, Main, Mapping
Hugo Chavez, right, stands united with fellow South American leaders Fernando Lugo  (Paraguay), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Brazil), and Rafael Correa (Ecuador).
Photograph courtesy Agencia Brasil

Current Event Connection: Hugo Chavez Dies

03/06/2013by carylsue Leave a comment

POLITICS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dies This interactive timeline explains the life and legacy of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a pioneering and controversial leader who died on March 5. Discussion […]

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Current Event Connection, Geography In the News
Photograph by Underseahunter.com

Forget white, we’re seeing blue. Join us.

02/07/2013by samzuhlke 1 Comment

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. —André Gide You may have heard the old adage about the “white spots on […]

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