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Islands in the Sky

A Map Reveals a New World

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Kieran Dodds
Jan 26, 2026
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This post is in memory of the late Richard Anderson, my inspirational geography teacher who died this month, only a couple of years after retiring. He taught me how to read, and therefore love, maps. He taught me that geography, and indeed being human, is about curiosity for the world around you. Richard and I became friends as I returned to visit my ol…

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