Globes: The Magical Crystal Balls For The Wanderer Within You

Globes, the spheres with all the countries, states, oceans, major landmarks, and/or significant regions imprinted on them, are an easy way of acing up your knowledge of geography and choosing your next travel destination. It wouldn't be wrong to think of them as three-dimensional maps stretching over the planet Earth. If you too are looking for a tiny model of our home planet, or are anticipating academic success in the subject of geography, choose from below a globe of your choice.

Best Globes For Your Desk

1. GeoKraft Political Educational World Globe

This laminated globe has all the latest political boundaries, approved by the government of India, giving a sneak peek into all the countries, their capitals, major land and water features, and important meridians. The surface is scratch-free and can be easily wiped and cleaned.

2. Globeskart Antique Globe With Brass Arc And Wooden Base

This vintage globe comes with a mango wood base and brass arc, which add to its antiquity. It gives a visual representation of all political and topological features of the world geography. It has been handcrafted by skilled artisans using high-quality ABS plastic.

3. Globeskart Educational Globe

It is a unique artistic globe, hand-painted by skilled artisans in bright colours. The half-burnt mango wood used for making the base and the calibrated brass arc add to its vintage style. The globe is made of high-quality plastic, which renders its high-durability.

4. Casadecor Fermi Zone Yellow Sea World Globe

Besides being informative and educative, the globe is aesthetically appealing and goes with all the decors. The globe rotates itself on the sturdy stand made of high-quality wood. It can be cleaned by gently wiping with a soft cloth; avoid harsh chemicals for cleaning.

5. Cosmic Globe Exports Educational

This vividly coloured educational board puts on display all the countries and continents, as well as, over 4,000 places, points of interests, and shipping routes. All the places and/or features mentioned are up to date and have been verified by government sources. It comes with an accurately tilted axis and time dial.

Interesting Facts About World Geography

1. Africa is the only continent that covers four hemispheres.

2. Russia, largest country in the world, spans 11 time zones. Interestingly, while it's seven in the morning in one part of Russia, it is six in the evening, in some other part.

3. In the Philippines, there's an island (Vulcan Point), that's within a lake (Main Crater Lake), on an island (Volcano Island, aka Taal Island), that's within a lake (Lake Taal) on an island (Luzon).

4. Iceland is growing by five centimetres each year due to growing tectonic plates.

5. North America and South America are moving westward each year, resulting in the shrinking of the Pacific ocean by 2-3 centimetres.

6. Istanbul is the only country resting in two continents- Eurasia and Asia.

7. Canada has the largest concentration of lakes in the world. It houses more than half of all the natural lakes of the world.

8. The Sargasso Sea, located in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea with no coast.

9. Antarctica is home to almost all of the world's freshwater.

10. Brazil border touches all the South American countries except for Ecuador and Chile.