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CARTOGRAPHYWILDERNESSUNCHARTEDBASECAMPDISCOVERLANDFALLALTITUDETERRAINSUMMITSURVEYTREK
Explorer Word Search, free printable PDF preview

Old maps did not say here be dragons nearly as often as people think. Mostly they said nothing at all, and left the space blank, which was the honest thing to do. UNCHARTED, CARTOGRAPHY, and BASECAMP are all in the grid, along with the LANDFALL that ended the blankness.

The phrase word find turns up about as often as word search, so treat these 11 explorer words as whichever you prefer.

Frequently asked questions

What is a base camp for?

It is the last supplied stop before the hard part: tents, food and a radio at an altitude the body still tolerates, so the push to the summit starts rested rather than already spent.

What does cartography mean?

The craft of making maps, which for most of history meant drawing what you were told and hoping.

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