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Natural Earth

Global land cover visualization with natural areas, urban regions, and country boundaries

Map Layers

Countries (colored)
Urban Areas
Ocean

Zoom in to see country names and city labels

About

A global visualization showing all countries with distinct colors, urban development, and major cities. Zoom in to see country names and city labels appear on the map.

Features:

  • Color-coded countries for easy identification
  • Urban areas highlighted in gray
  • Country and city labels (zoom-based)
  • Auto-rotating 3D globe

Technical Details

Data Sources: Natural Earth 10m Land, 50m Urban Areas, 50m Countries, 10m Populated Places

Rendering: WebGL/Mapbox GL JS

Projection: Globe (3D)

Rotation Speed: 120s per revolution

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