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Indigenymy – Satellite
Indigenymy – Satellite
The Names dataset, rendered over satellite imagery instead of a street basemap. Useful for reading traditional place names against the landforms they describe — seeing a name meaning "where the river bends" sitting right at the bend, or a coastal name aligning with a specific headland or beach.
What you're looking at: The same 6,845 toponyms across 23 languages as the Names view, plotted over satellite tiles from Felt's imagery provider.
Why it helps: Many Indigenous place names reference specific geographic features — a fork in a river, a kind of tree grove, a sheltered cove, a rocky point. Satellite imagery makes those references legible in a way a road map can't.
Tip: Zoom in on a cluster of toponyms to see how names align with the terrain; zoom out to see how territories map to watersheds and coastlines.
More questions? See the full FAQ.