Baffin is known for its fjords and freshwater lakes and is located in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Baffin is 196 thousand square miles, which is equivalent to 507 thousand square kilometres. It is the largest island in Canada and was named after William Baffin, a 17th-century British explorer. The population of Baffin is almost 15,000 people. To plan a visit to Baffin, go to canada.travel. For map readers' convenience, the map is continuously splicing from the starting point of Zheng He's voyages to the ending point. By then placing Europe so centrally it became much more inflated. Other areas that are also shown as much larger are North America, Greenland and Antarctica. This is because the further from the equator the bigger the distortion. If you’re in a taxi (or a DiDi – China’s version of Uber), the app can factor in real‑time traffic data. This includes the current speed limit, so you’ll know exactly how long until you arrive.

It seems significant, then, that Beijing chose to release the map on the heels of a late August meeting of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- and just before China is to participate in top-level meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Group of 20 rich and developing nations. There are no countries in Antarctica. There are no people in Antarctica apart from some personnel from research stations and field camps. A number of countries operate seasonal or year-round research stations on the continent and its surrounding islands. sovereign states are members of the United Nations, the world's largest intergovernmental organization. [ 2] PDF is one of the oldest and the best electronic formats in the digital world of information due to its reliability and the ease of carrying the format. The PDF format is mainly compatible with all kinds of devices. If you can read a bit of Chinese, you’ll appreciate using this mobile app for the user-friendly interface. In my opinion, it’s a bit less overwhelming than Baidu. 6. Tencent Maps

Map of the world with political boundaries

With the traditional Mercator projection maps coming under scrutiny for their eurocentrism there have been calls to stop using it and find a more accurate representation instead.

If so you'll likely find that there is an annoying offset problem on both Google.com and Bing maps. More on this issue below! Do you need Street View? Chinese writing is notoriously difficult to decipher, so you’ll need to be patient as you try to marry up the street sign with what’s showing on your app. The new standard map and the Chinese government’s response to criticism of it are both fully consistent with this playbook. They are inconsistent with a robust defense of “ maximalist ” maritime claims, which is clearly the dominant interpretation.With mountains, including the Himalayas, in the south west, the Gobi Desert to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the East China acting as natural barriers, China saw itself as an impenetrable kingdom at the centre of the world. Now after all that technical map talk we thought we’d end with a bit of fun! We’re going to have explore what is considered a well known fact within China, but is very much less well known elsewhere: China looks like a rooster (公鸡 gōngjī)! Economically, for a large part of Chinese history, southern China was more advanced and prosperous than northern China. The Grand Canal as you can see in the map of Southern China was built in Sui Dynasty to ship the surplus grain and goods from Jiangnan (today Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu provinces) to support the large standing army and the capital in the north.