Brand:  National Geographic       ( Ref: 143455 )

Illuminated globe:  yes  (electric cable inside the globe)

Diameter sphere:  34 cm  (14 in.)
Overall height:  43 cm  (17 in.)

Base in:  solid wood (beech)
Meridian in:  solid wood (beech)
Sphere in:  Plexiglas® Heavy Duty

The half-meridian is made of 16 rolled beech layers. The base (also in beech) and the half-meridian are waxed with beeswax. Elegance and high cartographic accuracy are the characteristics of the National Geographic globes. Each globe is shipped with a detailed booklet.

This world globe exists in:  english
More Images		The National-Geographic map. The political * map (switched off) employs the same representation codes as the world famous National Geographic maps, i.e. all the countries in one single colour contrasting with coloured borders, bills of fount in 3 colours, very detailed information (thousands of city names, depths...). The ground vegetation * map (switched on) shows the visible surface of the earth with, in brown, the rock-mountains, in various greens the conifers forests, the tropical forests, the cultivated zones, in yellow and ochre the savannas, the steppes, the deserts and in white the polar areas or the glaciers.

Delivery date of the The Naturalist Globe *
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Guarantees for the The Naturalist Globe Satisfaction Guarantee Direct Guarantee: 1 year

Since its creation on January 13, 1988 in Washingtopn D.C., National Geographic is the largest non-profit organization dedicated to the diffusion of the geographical knowledge. It subsidized 7000 expeditions and research projects. Thousands of very detailed maps, with the NGS specific typographies and mode of representations were created following the first map published in 1889. The National Geographic globes and maps integrate all this experience as well as typical NGS representations.