World Map at Lake Klejtrup
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The World Map at Lake Klejtrup is a miniature world map
built of stones and grass in Klejtrup Sø near the village of Klejtrup, Viborg Municipality
, Denmark
.
In 1943, Søren Poulsen, the creator of the World Map, was working on the drainage of the surrounding meadows. He found a stone shaped like Jutland
, which inspired him to create a small world of his own. During the winter months, with the use of primitive tools, big stones were placed carefully on the ice – and when spring arrived they could easily be tilted into place, and slowly the World Map took shape.
The World Map was created between 1944 and 1969, and measures 45 metres by 90 metres (49 yards by 98 yards). One 111 kilometres (69 mi) degree
of latitude
corresponds to 27 centimetres (11 inch
es) on the map. Owing to the difficulties of spreading out our planet's globular shape, the Northern Hemisphere
is marked in two places, thus ensuring a better impression of the correct distances between the countries. Red poles mark the equator
.
World map
A world map is a map of the surface of the Earth, which may be made using any of a number of different map projections. A map projection is any method of representing the surface of a sphere or other three-dimensional body on a plane....
built of stones and grass in Klejtrup Sø near the village of Klejtrup, Viborg Municipality
Viborg municipality
Viborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,390 km², and has a total population of 92,084...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
In 1943, Søren Poulsen, the creator of the World Map, was working on the drainage of the surrounding meadows. He found a stone shaped like Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
, which inspired him to create a small world of his own. During the winter months, with the use of primitive tools, big stones were placed carefully on the ice – and when spring arrived they could easily be tilted into place, and slowly the World Map took shape.
The World Map was created between 1944 and 1969, and measures 45 metres by 90 metres (49 yards by 98 yards). One 111 kilometres (69 mi) degree
Degree (angle)
A degree , usually denoted by ° , is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1⁄360 of a full rotation; one degree is equivalent to π/180 radians...
of latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
corresponds to 27 centimetres (11 inch
Inch
An inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
es) on the map. Owing to the difficulties of spreading out our planet's globular shape, the Northern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...
is marked in two places, thus ensuring a better impression of the correct distances between the countries. Red poles mark the equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
.