Enjoy the accuracy and beauty of the latest world map from the cartographers at National Geographic. This map features the Winkel Tripel projection to reduce distortion of land masses as they near the poles. Features include subtle border coloring on land and prevailing winds and ocean currents at sea.Separate insets show the North and South Polar Regions world vegetation and land use and world population density. Measures 70 x 49". Scale 1 inch equals 379 miles. Tubed maps come in a clear plastic storage tube.