Charting the water's edge

Deborah Jean Warner
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Deborah Jean Warner: Deborah Jean Warner is curator of the physical sciences collections at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC 20013-7012, USA.

Nature, 2008, vol. 453, issue 7193, 285-286

Abstract: Lines in the sand In Coast Lines, Mark Monmonier charts the history of efforts to map the world's coastlines. Not a straight-forward task: the 'line' of a coast can be battered by tides and storms, cluttered with rocks and wrecks, and manipulated by political, societal and military sensibilities. Reviewing the book, Deborah Jean Warner enjoyed the anecdotes and human aspects of Monmonier's narrative. But she echoes his warning for today's mariners, who may learn more from their GPS devices than from the best of nautical charts.

Date: 2008
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