Replogle Atlas.Desktop Globe, Full Metal Meridian and Base.12 Inch, Raised-Relief, Blue-Ocean Sphere.15"W X 12"D X 17"H, 2.95 lbs.Hand-crafted in the USA.The Replogle Atlantis Desktop Globe is a highly functional and attractive model. This outstanding world globe displays the beauty of the planet in its organic state. Featuring a realistic physical map of Earth, the Atlantis presents the natural colors of the planet's landmasses and oceans. The yellow, brown and red hues of the world's deserts and plains are showcased on the Atlantis, while the verdant greens depict the planet's vegetative cover. The highly detailed map of this Replogle globe, which includes an abundance of place names, also illustrates the rugged underwater floor through blue and white shading of the ocean. The desktop globe's raised relief is meant to three-dimensionally represent the varied texture of earth's surface on the model. The 12 inch desktop globe stands 17 inches high when supported by its painted metal base. The 360 full-meridian is gimbal-mounted to stand and features latitudinal calibrations. That means that it can be swiveled up and down for easy viewing. The Replogle Atlantis Desktop Globe is a simple yet exceptional model that is an informative compliment to any tabletop, and a useful educational tool.