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Young explorer discovers unknown landmass, ‘Milord’s Fist’
By KATHY FERGUSON
| Article published on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005 |
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| Michael Milord places his fist next to an identical shape he found when exploring the world’s undersea landmass near Japan using Google Earth. |
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NORTH REDINGTON BEACH – With a love of geography and a lot of imagination, Michael Milord, 12, found a little bit of himself just off the southern coast of Japan.
While exploring the world using a computer program called Google Earth, Milord spied an undersea landmass that is about 1,644 miles in length and 889 miles in width that looks like his fist.
“I would like to call it Milord’s Fist,” Milord said. “I am very excited about my new discovery.”
The area is loaded with ridges, mountains and deep trenches.
“It’s a real cool program,” Milord said about Google Earth. “You can drive or fly to any place around the world and even see things in three dimension.”
Milord caught the exploration bug when his grandmother bought him a new, faster computer for his birthday. His father downloaded the Google Earth program knowing that Milord has a passion for geography.
Google Earth is a computer program that uses satellite imagery and 3D data to transmit pictures of the planet. The program also lets users look at major geographic features and numerous man-made structures such as buildings and roadways.
“Our house was the first thing I looked at,” said Milord. “I was maybe 300 feet above the house and could even see my dad’s red car. Then I went to the Capital and saw the White House. I’ve been all over the world.
“I think this program is a great tool for teaching geography and for kids to realize how much fun it is to explore the world. It can be used in the classroom or at home. It makes you realize that ‘it’s a small world after all’ and that we better start taking care of it.”
He added that the younger set would be smart to start paying more attention to the care of the earth.
“Our generation needs to see this now rather than later,” Milord said.
Milord attends Admiral Farragut Academy where his favorite subjects are math and science.
“I like to read about the human body and geography,” he said.
The young explorer also likes to spend time with his family and father, Georges Milord, puttering around in the garage. Of course, the youngster is typical in that he loves playing video games.
All of Milord’s exploration doesn’t necessarily have to take place far from above the earth. Someday he wants to explore the human body as a doctor, specializing in cardiology.
“The main reason why I want to do this is because medicine is like a family tradition,” he said.
His grandparents and parents are doctors.
“I like the heart because it is so complex on how it is put together,” said Milord. “All the valves, arteries and veins are just amazing.”
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Article published on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005
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