This collection of different views of the Earth includes projections, maps, globes, movies, satellite images, icons, and much more. The earth is a sphere.
Globes are three-dimensional and can accurately show the features of the earth.
The Great Globe Gallery has a collection of different map 'projections' - each showing a slightly different view of the world. There are also some 3-D representations and some specialty maps which show information about ice caps, El Nino, ozone, and more. Compare several different two-dimensional representations of the earth. View old globes from medieval times. Compare them with modern maps.