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45 Fascinating Maps That Show The Side Of The World We Rarely See (Best Of All Time)
Interview With Expert
With the rapid development of technology, people might easily assume that maps are gradually disappearing. However, they are still thriving in the digital age, only in a more refreshed and advanced form. Some are even transformed to keep us updated with population density or what the Earth will look like in millions of years.
As a result, the World Wide Web is full of interesting and captivating maps that teach us something new and expand the way we see the world. Eager to share them with you, Bored Panda has collected the best ones that might make you see things from a different perspective. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down!
While you’re busy admiring them, don’t forget to check out a conversation with map enthusiast, artist, and cartographer Anton Thomas, who kindly agreed to answer some of our questions about all things maps.
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#1
Occupied Bald Eagle Nests In Wisconsin. 1974 vs. 2019. Growth Credited To The Clean Water Act
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#2
To Increase Local Tourism, Lithuania Has Made A Map With Magnets That You Can Only Find In Corresponding Cities
Blue Morpho Butterfly 2 years ago
ooh, this it totally something i would waste all my money on!
#3
This Is My Wedding Gift To My Wife
We get married next Sunday. I used a woodburning kit to burn a map of all the states we have visited as a couple. We both love to travel and backpack do I want to to keep adding to it as we get older.
#4
An Image Of GPS Tracking Of Multiple Wolves In Six Different Packs Around Voyageurs National Park Shows How Much The Wolf Packs Avoid Each Other's Range
LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 years ago
We have observed humans long enough to know that, when groups cross over, disagreements and politics happen XD
#5
The Baltic Way. On 23 August 1989, Two Million People Joined Their Hands To Form A Human Chain Spanning 675.5 Km Across The Three Baltic States
The protest was against the Soviet occupation, and to support the independence movements of the three States (2014).
#6
There Is A Lake In Finland, That Looks Like Finland
#7
Map Of Regional Rug Patterns Of Iran
OneWithRatsAndKefir 2 years ago
I like the bright white-ish one in the centre the most, followed the yellow one furthest to the left!
#8
Hello! I Cross Stitch Earth Science Maps And Have Been Told They Belong Here. Great Lakes Bathymetry Is My Favorite So Far
#9
The United States Of America: Alaskan Perspective
#10
This Is Awesome
#11
My Great Grandpa Drew This Map Of Africa In The 1910’s. Thought You All Might Like It
#12
To Combat The Threat Of Desertification Of The Sahel (The Region Immediately To The South Of The Sahara)
The African Union is leading an initiative to plant the Great Green Wall, a 7,775 km (4,830 mi) belt of trees crossing the entire breadth of north Africa.
#13
The Earth Being Centered On Great Britain Is Arbitrary, So Here's A Map Centered On New Zealand
LeMurierBonjour 2 years ago
It is arbitrary but it is also the line for Greenwich Mean Time on which longitude and World time zones are based.
#14
A Map Of Finland's Bear Population, Made Up Of Bears
#15
Existence Of Pangaea Proven With Evidence Of Similar Fossils Across Continents
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Now, we all know that the earth is flat, and Satan has nothing better to do with his time than hide fossils and dinosaurs and things.
#16
Tracking Of An Eagle Over A 20 Year Period
African Dad 2 years ago
I lived in Afghanistan for a year ~ probably the eagle trying to sound interesting at a party
#17
World Map Mural
#18
List Of Countries Mentioned Or Referred In The Bible
#19
Light Blue Is A Map As We Know It And Dark Blue Is The Actual Size Of Each Country
#20
When A Band Announces A World Tour
#21
No One Lives In The Green Part Of New Zealand,the Population Density There Is 0 People Per Km And That Is About 78% Of New Zealand Land
Jessica Meyer 2 years ago
We recently immigrated to NZ from South Africa and all I can say is wow!!! The most beautiful natural continent on earth I think. There is so much open space and it is green all year round. Its breathtaking
#22
Countries Which Offer Paid Maternity Leave And The Time They Provide For Expecting Mothers
#23
Concentration Of Castles In Europe
#24
Japan, How Big It Is In Reality?
#25
Rivers Of Italy
#26
Size Comparison Between Australia And The United States
#27
Wolf Distribution In Italy From 1900 To 2020
#28
3D Render Topographic Map Of Europe
#29
After Tokyo 2020 This Map Remains The Same. All Men’s Water Polo Gold Medal Winners Since 2000 Were Born Inside This Circle
Donkeywheel 2 years ago
That proves just one thing: this sport is unpopular in 99% of the world and only a few (if not one) countries really play it. The same could be done for other sports (american handegg..)
#30
World Map Cantered On Antarctica
#31
Each Section Has 10% Of The World's Population
#32
The Longest Possible Train Travel In The World
OneWithRatsAndKefir 2 years ago
I like train rides as much as anybody (maybe more), but I’d need supplies for this. Phone, laptop, comics, a teddy…
#33
Cheese Map Of Europe
Graham Chapman (He/He) 2 years ago
They missed out, Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Oxford blue, Cornish Yarg, Wensleydale, Black Bomber, Blue Cheese, Cheshire Cheese, Shropshire blue, from the UK and many more!
#34
Where Penguins Are Found Naturally In The World
Full of Giggles 2 years ago
I didn’t realize they habitante that far north in South America. I thought they were mostly in the southern tip.
#35
Map Of Most Photographed Places In The World
HI, I'M A SHOUTY MAN 2 years ago
I love how there's this little hotspot in the middle of Aus for Uluru! Like the rest of it is just mainly empty and then bam that's cool. My area also looks pretty hot
#36
United States Elevation Map
#37
US Watersheds
#38
Land Reclamation In The Netherlands
#39
Most Commonly Spoken Language In The Us After English And Spanish
#40
Abstract World Map
#42
50 Percent Of Canadians Live South Of The Red Line
#43
Europe Used To Look Like This, Before It United
I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 2 years ago
That heading is misleading. Its not that Europe United it's that countries were formed instead of independent regions.
#44
The Topography Of The Roman Empire, Ad 117
#45
Tree Cover Map Of The Us
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
My neighbor has two trees, and the guy across the street has three. I don't see them!
#46
Average Number Of Languages Spoken By The Eu Population
Ace 2 years ago
Some of the missing countries like Norway and Switzerland are right at the top of the list too. Some more numbers here for anyone interested. Distributi...282529.png 
#47
D**g Overdose Deaths In The United States Per 100,000 Persons For 1999 And 2014
#48
Private Jets Departing Arizona After The Super Bowl
#49
Every State's Least Favorite State (According To My Instagram Followers)
#50
More People Live Inside The Red Area Than The Grey Area
#51
Closer To Paris Or To London?
#52
States With A Smaller Population Than Los Angeles County
#53
The Most Efficient Route Between Every Springfield In The United States
#54
Most Common Surname In The United States By State
#55
United States Population Lines
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