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The Globe ShowGlobe Globe Scale model of a celestial body This article is about spherical models of celestial bodies. For other uses, see Globe (disambiguation). "Globes" redirects here. For the newspaper, see Globes (newspaper). A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but, unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe of Earth is called a terrestrial globe. A model globe of the celestial sphere is called a celestial globe. Topography globe featuring physical features of the Earth A globe shows details of its subject. A terrestrial globe shows landmasses and water bodies. It might… (Source: Wikipedia)
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