I Love GeoNorthern Europe
Sweden
Capital: Stockholm
Sweden stretches from the Baltic coast to the Arctic Circle. Its glacial landscapes are dotted with thousands of lakes.
Stockholm · 59.33° N / 18.07° E
Field notes from planet Earth
A world worth exploring.
Beyond every border is a story. Discover the places, patterns and surprising details that make our planet extraordinary.
Explore the atlas
≈ 71%of the surface is covered by water
7continents in a common geographic model
≈ 149 Msquare kilometres of land
Places & perspectives
Six places. A thousand connections.
Start with a capital. Stay for a detail you might never have noticed.
Western Europe
The Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam
Polders are land enclosed by dikes with carefully managed water levels. They show how geography can be shaped by generations of engineering.
Amsterdam · 52.37° N / 4.90° E
Central Europe
Germany
Capital: Berlin
The Rhine flows north to the North Sea, while the Danube runs east to the Black Sea. A watershed divides their catchments.
Berlin · 52.52° N / 13.41° E
East Asia
Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Japan is an archipelago along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Mountain ranges, volcanoes and deep ocean trenches share a tectonic origin.
Tokyo · 35.68° N / 139.69° E
South America
Chile
Capital: Santiago
Between the Pacific and the Andes, Chile spans a remarkable range of climates: from the arid Atacama to the fjords of Patagonia.
Santiago · 33.45° S / 70.67° W
East Africa
Kenya
Capital: Nairobi
The equator crosses Kenya, but altitude makes a major difference to its climates. Nairobi sits on a plateau roughly 1,800 metres above sea level.
Nairobi · 1.29° S / 36.82° E
A closer look
Maps are a starting point.
Every map makes choices. Scale, projection and the lines we draw change what we notice. Our globe is an illustration, not a navigation chart; capital coordinates are rounded. Area and ocean figures are approximate, and continent counts depend on the geographic model.