About World Globes

There’s changing your outlook, and then there’s seeing the world in a whole new way. The Earth2 globe is a study in whimsy, not to mention contradiction: after all, a globe is defined as a spherical object, while a cube is anything but. But that’s part of the fun - this globe is all about suspension of disbelief. Detach it from its stand and hold it in your hands. Be reminded that no matter how much we know, the world is still full of mystery.  Courtesy of Replogle Globes.

Get a closer look at the Pioneer world globe, thanks to the gyro-matic mounting that swings up or down to bring any area into closer view. Striking colors invite students of any age to explore the world so put this globe on your student’s desktop and they will be ready to discover the world.  The 12″ blue-ocean Pioneer world globe offers a vibrant contrast to a gold-colored base, numbered full-meridian and gyro assembly. The Pioneer contains more than 4,000 place names and distinctive political boundary markings. This world globe is also available with Spanish text.

The Explorer world globe is among our most popular models. The Explorer sits perfectly on the desktop of the student at home or on the library shelf ready to be used.  Striking colors invite students of any age to explore. The 12″ blue-ocean Explorer world globe offers a vibrant contrast to a metal gold-colored base. The Explorer contains more than 4,000 place names and distinctive political boundary markings. This world globe is also available with French text or Spanish text.

Young geographers interactively travel the world and learn about different countries and cultures. Our educational world globe contains geography and general information that is truly interesting, useful, and thought provoking. Touch the intelli-pen anywhere to take a trivia challenge. Use additional stylus for multiple players. This world globe is always current; plug it in to your computer and download updated information. This is the most advanced interactive globe on the market with a multitude of features including: 18 touch & control features; 7 compare features; 6 find games; trivia challenge; multiple choice challenge; thousands of fun, exciting and educational facts; all audio in 4 languages: English, French, Spanish & German; 1G wireless talking reader features USB updatable, downloadable information capability, clear sound speakers and headphone port.

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is widely considered to be America’s greatest architect.  He amazed the world with his architectural ingenuity and designs.  His vision encompassed the buildings and residences he designed as well as their landscaping, art glass, furniture, lighting and floor covering — to create a unified whole.  An adaption of one of Mr. Wright’s vase designs developed in 1929 for Leerdam Fabrique in Germany.  The Oberlisk world globe floor stand is made of solid maple and cherry hardwood.  Please check out our Frank Lloyd Wright® Collection.

Today, the world globe has become the map of our modern world.  Where else can you see it in its true geograpical relationsip to the rest of the world or, in other words, see those countries which are its neighbors and the true distances and directions between them?  For only on a world globe are distances, directions, sizes and shapes of countries, and their relationship to each other — all correct!  Seeing the true geographical relationships of all nations on this round replica of our world increases our understanding of their economic, social and political status, as well as their interdependence.  People and places, future and past, space and time.  A world globe is a reservoir for all of this.  Probe the mysteries of a world globe.

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Foreign Language Text Globes

Replogles Globes, Inc offers Replogle® brand world globes in English text, with some models available in French, German, Japanese and spanish texts.  The Scanglobe® brand of globes is available in over 20 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Danish, Swedish, and Finnish.

Map Types Offered on World Globes

Paper Maps

POLITICAL:  Country and state political boundaries are distinguished by bright, contrasting colors.

ANTIQUE:  Though these maps have an ‘Old World’ or antique appearance, they sport the latest cartography.

PHYSICAL:  The physical features of the Earth are highlighted on this type, also known as the World Ocean map.

STARLIGHT:  Distinguished by black oceans and brightly colored land masses,  this popular edition was marketed in the 1940’s and ’50’s and re-introduced in 1997.

Vinyl Maps

DIAMOND MARQUISE:  Strikingly beautiful and decorative, this uses crystal clear vinyl map printed with lustrous, metallic inks to create a very distinctive and attractive globe with the appearance of glass.

CRYSTAL MARQUISE:  A crystal clear globe with transparent, tinted inks and clear vinyl, this product is as unique and extraordinary as it is stunning.

WRITE-ON/WIPE-OFF:  A clear vinyl world globe that can be written on using dry erase markers then wiped off again and again, this features larger continent and country outlines with very limited place name detail.  This enhances learning in the classroom and home schooling.

This world globe barrel stand is an adaptation of one of the most universally recognized furniture designs found in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. It is a modified version of the famous “Barrel Chair” originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903 and modified for his personal use at “Taliesin” in Spring Green, Wisconsin and for Herbert F. Johnson for his home “Wingspread” in Racine, Wisconsin in 1937.

Replogle World Globes adopted this design in 2008 for the Frank Lloyd Wright® Collection.

Equator:  Imaginary line running east and west around the exact middle of the earth.

Prime Meridian:  Imaginary line running from pole to pole and passing through
                         Greenwich, England, home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Zero Point:  The equator and the prime meridian intersect at point “0″.  This is
                   where all numbering starts for longitude and latitude lines.

Latitude:  Imaginary lines running around the globe parallel to the equator at 10 or 15-degree increments.

Longitude:  Imaginary lines running from pole to pole numbered in 15-degree increments
                 from the Prime Meridian.

23.5 Degrees:  The angle of the Earth’s tilt as it flies through space.  Most 
                      world globes are made to reflect this angle.

Meridian:  A full- or semi-circle metal arc used to hold the world globe in place.  Meridians
                are generally numbered in degrees from 0 degree at the equator to 90 degrees
                at either pole.

Time Dial:  If it is noon where you are, turn the time dial so that noon faces your 
                 global location.  The other numbers on the dial now show the time in the
                 rest of the world.

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