Advantus 12" Desktop Globe - Explore the World with Style

Wai-Teck, Koh: The undulating surface, an added feature let the user comprehend better.

Singapore on Dec 12, 2022

Jingjing WEI: Bought this for my ten-year old sun. He loves it very much. I rarely write reviews, but this globe is awesome. My son was so excited when he found that where there are mountains, the surface of the globe is also raised - it feels real. My son likes to touch the veins of the mountains when he reads the map. It helps him focus. Very nice globe!

Canada on Oct 17, 2021

Carlos Ubaldo Gaxiola Reyes: Muy buena compra, excelente material, tamaño y comprensión, la entrega fue antes de lo previsto. Me ayuda diariamente en
Mis consultas y como un plus, es decorativo y bonito.

Mexico on Feb 17, 2021

Kristina: I wanted to get a globe to have for our homeschool, but I didn't want to have to pay an extreme amount of money for a good one. There are many cheap ones out there, but I do believe you get what you pay for and I don't think they would last that long. Then I found this one. There were a few negative reviews, but they were thinks like the print is so small on some parts, well, there is only so much room. This globe was described by most reviewers to have a very nice stand for the price and they were correct. It is a metal stand that enables the globe to rotate in all directions, left right up down. It is metal amd seems very sturdy. I have had no problems with tipping at all. It is also a raised relief globe, which means that the mountain ranges and such are raised up and when you run your finger over them you can feel them. Great feature. The colors are great and the oceans, latitude and longitude are all marked out along go with the proper names for the ones that are usually noted. Over all, I think this globe is excellent in quality and a great price!

United States on Oct 19, 2020

James: This globe is durable, beautiful, and fun to touch!

Pros:
- raised relief! If you are a kid or a grown adult like me who cannot resist feeling mountains on a globe, this is an awesome feature.
- sturdy! After years of aggressive spinning with 3 little boys, a couple of falls, and other fun :) the globe has a few spots that look like maybe the coating is starting to rub off. But overall, it's in great shape. Still spins just like it did when we got it.
- beautiful! The colors are soothing, if slightly child-oriented. The two hemispheres came together just about perfectly on ours. Really nice to look at.

Cons:
- a few inaccuracies—see other reviews. For our purposes, this is totally fine. But geography majors may want a different product.
- doesn't glow. I could see adding an LED that illuminates from the bottom. In fact, a flashlight does the trick. But the globe doesn't glow. Not a big deal IMO, but one of the few cons I could think of.

All in all, I recommend this globe to those that can't help but "feel" the mountains or families with kids.

Pro-tip:
Follow the advice of another reviewer and switch the spring...

United States on Sep 08, 2020

Lee89: Brought for a Christmas gift. Great size and quality and detail is at the highest

United Kingdom on Dec 12, 2019

Jorge NL.: Compré éste globo como regalo para mi pareja y le encantó, duró alrededor de 2 horas admirando los detalles. Los materiales son de muy buena calidad, los colores contrastan muy bien, la base es algo pesada lo cual te hace confirmar que es rígido y no se va a caer para nada, en lo personal me encantó que el globo gira en cuatro ejes gracias a los dos aros que lo rodean, otro característica que está muy genial es que tiene detalles de relieve sensible al tacto donde están posicionadas las sierras, cerros y montañas de cada país. En general un muy buen producto y gran detalles.

Lo recomiendo 100%, está genial.

Mexico on Oct 19, 2018

noeau: I travel a lot for my job and pleasure, and wanted a globe rather than a wall map to track my travels. I read all the reviews for the globes offered by different vendors on Amazon. This globe had the best reviews, and I was pleased that it is as good as rated. Rather than a paper cover, the globe is a plastic that only has one seam - on the equator. All of the latitude and longitude line up perfectly. The colors are crisp and easy on the eyes. I ordered transparent 1/8" dot stickers on Amazon to mark where I have lived and traveled - different colors for different types of travel. It has worked out beautifully.

I like that the globe not only spins on its axis but also rotates around on the yoke, making accessing the southern hemisphere super easy. The stand is nice polished chrome and provides a firm base for the globe. My globe did have the same problem another customer noted, it pivots on the yoke and will not remain upright. It seems like it is an easy fix - so I will remove the two screws securing the globe to the yoke and reattach them.d perfectly, providing enough friction to hold the globe in any position I desire to swing it.

United States on May 19, 2016

Nina Moler: The Advantus world globe is a hit at my office. It's beautifully detailed and spins smoothly. The base and frame are high-quality mirror-finish metal, a weighty, sturdy globe. Co-workers are drawn to it. I couldn't ask for more. It has neat features like international date line info and solstice/equinox info. I haven't had time to explore it fully, but believe it is well worth the modest price. It's a lovely model of the blue planet third from the sun, and the vendor (123) packed it very well. It took a little over a week to arrive and was well worth the wait. My one (very tiny) quibble is that it tends to rest at an angle that I don't care for because of the double axis. I'm going to stick a small magnet on the frame so it stays "upright." This is simply because the lettering is oriented to north=top. Or maybe I'll let it rest at an angle I'm not used to--reminding me that the US is not front and center on the earth. Oh--123 sends it in an inner, silver box with handles so you can carry it safely and easily if you need to transport it. Nice!

United States on Sep 11, 2015

T. Cowart: Globe was purchased from Stores123, arrived six days later well packaged and undamaged. The globe is attractive and the map surface appears to be some sort of matt vinyl rather than paper as is found on most globes. The only seam on the entire globe is at the equator. I don't know how this was accomplished but it should add greatly to it's durability with no seams to come unglued and lift. On my sample longitudinal lines are perfectly matched at both hemispheres with attractive straight taping at the equator. To my eye, the map surface could do with a bit more contrast between colors as well as a bit more informational detail, but at this price point I'm happy with it. My only complaint with the globe was that when placed on the shelf the globe would pivot on the yoke from pole to pole and would not remain upright. I corrected this by removing the two Torx bit machine screws that secure the globe to the yoke and after removing the two tiny spring steel lock washers, I slipped the lock washers over the screws themselves and reattached them. It worked perfectly, providing enough friction to hold the globe in any position I desire to swing it. Aside from that single...

United States on Aug 04, 2015