1934 Arctic map in ceiling of Museum of Scott Polar Research Institute
Introduction
The photograph on this page of 1934 Arctic map in ceiling of Museum of Scott Polar Research Institute by Julian Paren as part of the Geograph project.
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1934 Arctic map in ceiling of Museum of Scott Polar Research Institute
Image: © Julian Paren Taken: 14 Jul 2018
This map recently restored was drawn in 1934. It is testament to how well the Arctic was mapped then. The other dome in the museum has an Antarctic map Image] of the same date and this displays a number of features not known to exist today. There are also unexplored gaps.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.198268
Longitude
0.126317