News
World first: ‘treasure map’ shows rare ant hotspots and Australia’s crawling with ’em
Scientists have recorded rare ant hotspots and Australia is well and truly on the map.
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News
Rare 17th-century Australia map up for auction
The map – believed to have remained in a private Italian home since the 19th century – is the first to show Tasmania, and is expected to fetch over $400,000.
News
First Australian map to be restored in Melbourne
A priceless, 353-year-old map of New Holland – on which all subsequent mapping of Australia is based – has arrived in Melbourne for restoration.
History & Culture
Failed states of Australia
Had these proposed colonies been created, Australia would look very different today.
History & Culture
Creating the first map of the world’s ocean floor
The ability to imagine the contours of the ocean floor led cartographer Marie Tharp to forever change our understanding of the forces shaping the planet.
News
3D maps reveal depths of sea floor
The most detailed 3-D maps of the Queensland coast reveal the mysteries of the sea floor.
History & Culture
Mapping Indigenous language across Australia
Mapping more than 250 traditional tongues from across Australia was not an easy feat.
History & Culture
Antarctica: mapping the last continent
A new exhibition of historic charts at the State Library of NSW revisits how explorers put Antarctica on the map.
Science & Environment
Mapping NZ’s recent earthquakes
Geologists have mapped the earthquakes that have shaken NZ since last year.
How To
How to read a topo map
In the age of GPS, many of us have lost (or never acquired) essential map-reading skills. Go back to geography class with this quick lesson.