This nice globe shows a bright cartography with clear country borders and shaded relief mapping. The globe has a diameter of 30 cm, is 40 cm high, and has a die-cast metal meridian with grading and a turned solid wooden base. The National Geographic Gold globe is available in two types: Classic with a clear blue ocean and a beech nut base, and Executive (antique view) with a walnut base. These globes can be illuminated.