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The Tectonic Globe™
The Tectonic Globe™ is a globe unlike any other currently on the market. Its unique
hand-crafted design illustrates clearly and accurately Earth's crustal tectonic
features in vivid relief. The Tectonic Globe™ captures the essence of Earth's
dynamic character by depicting tectonic plate boundaries at mid-ocean ridges,
subduction zones, and continental collision zones. Other distinguishing characteristics
of The Tectonic Globe™ include raised and indented continental shelves, terrestrial
and sea-floor topography, major transform faults, island chains, island arcs,
and the relative thickness of continental and oceanic crust - all engineered in
hand-sculpted relief.
Aside from its unique aesthetic qualities, the tactility of our Tectonic Globe
makes it ideal for developing an understanding of Earth's tectonic nature by making
it fun to explore the surface of the planet in a hands-on, minds-on way. Along
with markings to identify oceans, continents, and mountain ranges, The Tectonic
Globe™ is constructed with markings to identify all tectonic features including
the names of individual plates.
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At Tectonic Designs we envision two embodiments for this fascinating globe.
Our first embodiment is a 12" globe, priced and targeted for the mainstream
market is a hands-on globe for the consumer looking for that different sort of
something - the next generation product. As globes go ours is just that, and we
are confident that The Tectonic Globe™ will fare quite well in the midst of other
globes on display in stores such as The Nature Company, What a World, World of
Science, World of Knowledge, and numerous educational catalogs worldwide.
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It's that fascinating and that unique!
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Our second Tectonic Globe™ embodiment is designed and priced for those searching
for an uncommon, high-quality, breakthrough product. Measuring 16 inches in diameter,
this breathtaking globe is internally illuminated bringing to life the tectonic
surface features of the earth in amazing 3D relief. The Tectonic Globe™ rests
and can be constructed to rotate slowly on a handsome pedestal fitted with a custom-designed
plaque bearing the name of the globe and a brief commentary describing the essence
of our tectonic planet.
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