Mapmaker Interactives
MapMaker: Meridians and Parallels
The lines that help us describe the Earth.
MapMaker: Latitude and Longitude
Lines of latitude and longitude help us navigate and describe the Earth. Explore them with MapMaker, National Geographic's classroom interactive mappi...
MapMaker: Ocean Currents
Explore Earth's global conveyor belt with MapMaker, National Geographic's classroom interactive mapping tool.
MapMaker: Volcanoes
Explore Earth's volcanoes with MapMaker, National Geographic's classroom interactive mapping tool....
Rivers
Use MapMaker Interactive to investigate the rivers that contribute the most plastic pollution to the ocean.
Gross Domestic Product
Browse the nations of the world by their reported GDP.
Central Coast Poetry
Go beyond Steinbeck in Monterey County, California.
Spider Plankton
Spidery "plankton" pours down over eastern Australia.
Egtved Girl
Navigate the travels of a Bronze Age woman.
Dinosaurs in Western Australia
Go droning for dinosaurs in Australia.
World Heritage at Risk
What World Heritage Sites are most at risk? Why?
Competing Claims in the South China Sea
What nations are involved in territorial disputes in the South China Sea?
Major Sites in Mycenaean Greece
What was Mycenaean Greece? What clues remain?
Otzi Unearthed
Where was "Otzi the Iceman" unearthed?
Where was Shakespeare Set?
Where were the settings for Shakespeare's plays?
Sharks of the Eastern U.S.
Dive deep with swarming blacktip sharks of the Eastern U.S.
7 Points in Egyptian History
Navigate the Nile and early civilization with this seven-point timeline-map.
Fairy Circles
Mysterious fairy circles have long lured mystics and conspiracy theorists to Africa’s Namib Desert. Scientists may have finally cracked the fair...
Pearl Harbor Targets
What and where were the targets on the "date which will live in infamy"?
Gibraltar Dispute
Why have tensions risen over Gibraltar and why is it important?
Center of North America
Where is the center of North America? Pretty much where you'd think.
Galloway Hoard
Buried for more than a thousand years, Scotland’s “Galloway hoard” may include rare artifacts looted from medieval monasteries. ...
Base Map: Roads and Streets
Zoom in on roads and streets with our MapMaker Interactive base map.
Anatomy of the Nile
Navigate the anatomy of the Nile.
Rohingyan Refugees
Were are Rohingyan refugees fleeing?