Ortelius 's 1570 world map, the world's first modern atlas. Geographical exploration, sometimes considered the default meaning for the more general term exploration, is the practice of discovering lands and regions of the planet Earth remote or relatively inaccessible from the origin of the explorer. [2] The surface of the Earth not covered by ... More @Wikipedia
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