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Travel Writings / Product Reviews

Greenland for Sale? A Gall–Peters Perspective on Cartographic Ego and Arctic Aspirations
Greenland for Sale? A Gall–Peters Perspective on Cartographic Ego and Arctic Aspirations

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 13, 2025

The next time someone proposes to buy a country, they’ll pause. They’ll consult a different map. One that doesn’t overstate the icy or understate the equatorial.

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Of Bearings and Bravado: A Guide to the Baseplate, the Mirror, and the Lensatic Compass
Of Bearings and Bravado: A Guide to the Baseplate, the Mirror, and the Lensatic Compass

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 12, 2025

Today, we examine three time-honoured tools: the baseplate compass, the mirror sighting compass, and the lensatic compass.

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To the Tip: A Journey Through Cape York
To the Tip: A Journey Through Cape York

by Christopher O'Keeffe June 11, 2025

To undertake a trip to Cape York is to commit an act of joyful madness. It’s a journey of over 1,000 kilometres from Cairns to the Tip, with side roads, detours, and watery diversions that double the adventure.

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