Replogle Pioneer 12" Blue Globe - 30801

by Replogle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 15 x 17 inches ; 8.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 19 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00004WJU4
• Item model number: 30801
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,356 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #13 in Office Products > Educational Supplies > Social Studies Materials > Globes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 18, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com

This 12-inch political, raised-relief globe is a beautiful addition to any classroom or home, and is perfect for the young scholar or geography buff. The globe has a numbered meridian, and tilts and spins for easy location of countries, oceans, and other geographical features. It is mounted on gold, die-cast metal. The political borders are colorfully marked, and the oceans are well detailed to include temperature and current flow. Replogle will provide updates, making the Pioneer Globe ideal for students working on social studies or geography projects. But it is handsome enough to be a treasured item at home as well. --Heather Hawkins, mother of 2-year-old Duncan, is a 10-year veteran teacher of the arts and a professional actor and director.

Product Description

Replogle Pioneer 12" Blue Globe - 30801. Get a closer look at the world, thanks to the gyro-matic mounting that swings up or down to bring any area into closer view. Vivid map to help easily distinguish political boundaries. Numbered full-meridian and gyro assembly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

122 of 125 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Best-Selling Globe, August 16, 2006

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N. Lim (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Replogle Pioneer 12" Blue Globe - 30801 (Electronics)

This is my second Replogle globe. Replogle is the best! Their Pioneer World Globe has a little of everything (well almost). It shows major cities, raised relief mountains, ocean currents, color-coded countries and states, and legend. Like most of their globes, it also comes with a plastic time zone dial over the north pole, so you can sort of figure out what time it is in other parts of the world compared to others. My favorite feature which stands out among others is its gyroscopic apparatus, which enables you to tilt the earth upside down without lifting its base, so you can see Antarctica in its entirety. With other lower-priced globes, you have to lift the whole globe, and the base gets in the way, so you really cannot see Antarctica.

There are two things I dislike about this globe. It has no topographical information, but I suppose that is what the Atlantis World Globe is for. (I guess you cannot have everything.) Also, it scratches easily, so don't bang it around.

Another insignificant thing I notice is the placement of the political information. Because the globe is constructed with strips of cardboard (like orange peels), none of the city, state, or country names are printed across two strips. It does not take away from the quality of information; it's just quirky to look at. I am very detailed-oriented and pay attention to everything. Most of you probably will not even notice this.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great learning tool for pre-teens, June 20, 2008

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C. Kasra "Cyrus" (Newport Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Replogle Pioneer 12" Blue Globe - 30801 (Electronics)

Pros:
Great learning tool for 9-12 year olds.
Excellent details.
Up-to-date political boundaries.

Cons:
The globe's skin seems could have been done better.
The quality of the globe stand is not as good as I had hoped.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Light-weight base, December 30, 2010

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gym_mom (Lorton, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Replogle Pioneer 12" Blue Globe - 30801 (Electronics)

I chose this globe for my 7 year old daughter. The Pioneer globe had good reviews and a metal stand. Perfect, right? No. The stand is a thin, light weight, tin material. You have to hold the base to spin the globe. I was hoping for a heavier, sturdier base for the amount of money. I would return it if Santa didn't bring it.