As ‘The Year of the Map’ officially comes to an end, we have compiled a collection of breathtaking maps that give you a different perspective on the world around you.

With topography pushing the highest mountain ranges from the plains, to the bathymetry carving out the deepest of ocean trenches. We see rivers chisel their way through gorges and glaciers settle in icy valleys. Volcanic eruptions consume old peaks, and subtle movements in tectonic plates raise ridge lines from the land.