The Führer stares at a map, surrounded by fearful generals.
"On the map, surrounded by its large neighbors, Uruguay seems tiny," writes contemporary Uruguayan historian and novelist Eduardo Galeano.
WADI KHALED, LEBANON — In Lebanon's northernmost corner, in a valley that juts into Syria on the map, surrounded by the country on three sides like a landlocked peninsula, thousands of Syrian refugees have arrived from Homs Province since uprisings against President Bashar al-Assad's regime began in March.
Stupid answers are tossed around the actual right answer in equal proportion, marking the truth like treasure on a map surrounded by circular dots (for a fun video explanation of the wisdom of the crowds, check out the PBS video below featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson).
It is too small to appear on most maps and is surrounded by four other similarly small hamlets — three Shiite and one Christian.
On the map, Wakefield is surrounded by canals, pits and quarries.
After checking in at the Grand Hôtel, a charming, refurbished establishment on the Canal Royal, I walked along the Quai Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, map in hand, surrounded by bridges and water.
I examined a curious calendar on the wall that displayed a map of Afghanistan surrounded by planes, tanks and ships all labeled "U.S. ARMY" and all pointing missiles toward the center of Afghanistan.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave Mr Obama a ball signed by the 2011 Toronto Raptors professional basketball team, as well as a "golden-framed 19th Century antique map of North America, surrounded by drawings of North American Indians, beavers".
Blue field with a white map of Kosovo surrounded by five stars.
