Most of us have a rough map of the world in our minds that we use any time we think about places. But these mental maps aren’t necessarily reliable. In fact, many of the maps in our heads share ...

In the 1890s, it was used in negotiations between Canada and the United States over fishing rights in the Gulf of Maine, and it has come into play in legal disputes between eastern US states, as ...

The National Geographic-Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey polled more than 3,000 18- to 24-year-olds in Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Sweden and the ...

From the red and the white all around me I look up and see blue and green. Banff is no ordinary small town. It sits in the middle of Canada’s first and arguably best national park, 2,500 square ...

Our maps have long been known for their distinctive typefaces, but few outside the Society know of the history that lies behind them. National Geographic’s Cartographic Typefaces ...

Canada is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2017 and, to celebrate, it's offering everyone free admission to its national parks. Waterton is open year-round, but windy weather discourages ...