45 Fascinating Maps That Show The Side Of The World We Rarely See (Best Of All Time)
Interview With ExpertWith 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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Occupied Bald Eagle Nests In Wisconsin. 1974 vs. 2019. Growth Credited To The Clean Water Act
As a Minnesotan I am required to sneer at Wisconsin, but for this I will smile at them.
Same, this and spotted cow beer..I don't drink anymore really after multiple treatments and being tired of being sick and depressed, but that stuff is the nectar of the gods..thank you Wisconsin
Load More Replies...There are a lot of good news actually. They just get burried under because good news don't sell as well. Do you know for a fact that the US is one of the worlds leading nations in transforming their energy usage into renewable sources?
Load More Replies...The clean water act was tremendously important and certainly helped on a lot of things including wetland species recovery. But banning DDT is what did the heavy lifting for this and several other species suffering declines from severe eggshell thinning from this specific toxin, allowing this wonderful recovery.
I wonder there’s such a solid line up against the state line. I wonder if it’s cause of family relations (though I doubt it). Why don’t they just spread out over into the next state?
To Increase Local Tourism, Lithuania Has Made A Map With Magnets That You Can Only Find In Corresponding Cities
ooh, this it totally something i would waste all my money on!
BoredPanda’s homeland!!! Vilnius is a thriving, historical city with plenty of culture, arts, food, entertainment & nightlife. Not to be dismissive of any particular place, but it’s my new “Prague.” The people are oh-so-friendly & the tourist trappings are more subdued & the scamming, pickpocketing & touting is nonexistent.
I love fridge magnets. Half of my fridge door is already covered without travelling internationally
I bought faux wooden wall plates 3d thought the cities in Italy I vsited. I knew families who bought the tiny spoons from all over. I think wall magnets are great! Useful to.
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.
For our 4th anniversary my wife got me a cork globe so we could document where we travel together as well. This is a beautiful idea and very well executed!
Are there two babies underneath? Edit: ahaha they are his knees!!! It looks like two baby heads!
Now THIS is amazing! Hands down (besides my spouse, of course,) this would be my most prized possession. Completely worthless to anyone else, but it would mean the world to me. 🥰
Anton Thomas’ approach to maps is one of the most unique and beautiful ones out there. The Australia-based artist hand-draws them in meticulous detail with only a pen and colored pencils. His giant map of North America took him nearly 5 years to complete and was recognized as one of the best maps of 2016 by National Geographic.
Naturally, we were curious to know what initially sparked his interest in them. He told us, “I was born and raised in New Zealand's South Island, surrounded by beautiful landscapes. This geography influenced my love of maps.
The places around us were so interesting, so rich in mood, emotion, and grandeur. I would see fictional fantasy maps in books or video games, and I loved the way geography was displayed so expressively. But then I would look outside at New Zealand, and realise I was somewhere far more amazing than fantasy. And it was all real!
From childhood, maps helped me understand reality, fall in love with the world, and instill a sense of adventure. And combining maps with illustration was a bridge between science, art, and storytelling.”
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
We have observed humans long enough to know that, when groups cross over, disagreements and politics happen XD
Wolves are much smarter than soft can-openers.
Load More Replies...I'd be interested to know when those wandering lines happened. Like if it was during winter when food sources might be less, or something else.
It could also be offspring dispersing from their natal packs.
Load More Replies...I loved canoeing through it. Motorboats are prohibited in most of Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) which is inside the park.
Load More Replies...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).
Right?! I can barely get my family together for 30 seconds for a photo lol
Load More Replies...Kinda bothers me that they didn't go all the way to the border in Lithuania, though I'm sure the main idea was to connect the capitals.
One of my favourite facts about the Baltics! I don’t think anyone in my family took part, which is a shame since the chain is decently near Ogre (yes, Ogre) where family lived around the time, but an event like this a great show of unity.
There Is A Lake In Finland, That Looks Like Finland
Now all we gotta do is find someone called fin/finn and throw them in the lake
Load More Replies...Not, sadly, either an amazing coincidence or proof that we live in a simulation. It's a shallow artificial pond made in the shape of the country, originally part of a planned tourist village. The project went bankrupt.
What inspires his distinct method of cartography is a love for the vast planet and all the amazing places it holds. Therefore, he strives to create maps that give off the feeling of what it’s like to be at a certain location. “Maps allow you to show this at any scale, and art allows you to bring it to life,” he adds.
Even though his maps are known for their illustrations, he’s passionate about ensuring their graphic accuracy as well. He tells us, “I want to create artistic maps that are also great educational resources. I believe art is one of the best ways to communicate science, so about 30% of my labor is pure research. When preparing a new map, I will first choose a projection - then trace that outline accurately on the drawing paper.
Map Of Regional Rug Patterns Of Iran
I like the bright white-ish one in the centre the most, followed the yellow one furthest to the left!
for me, it's the red and blue above the white one, too (argh they're all stunning, I love a persian rug. )
Load More Replies...Beautiful. My parent's have one in the lounge. It's pretty worn & faded now (had it for about 60 yrs), but still lovely.
I prefer the darker designs... I tend to drop things (not that I would ever eat near such a gorgeous rug, could I afford one).
We have the pale ones on the wall and the darker ones on the floor. We used to live in the Emirates in the 80s, so they weren't so expensive
Load More Replies...Is this just most popular per region? Or does each region have unique ones, like flags?
I think it might be the designs were created in the region, not sure though
Load More Replies...Hello! I Cross Stitch Earth Science Maps And Have Been Told They Belong Here. Great Lakes Bathymetry Is My Favorite So Far
Lake Superior (the one on the left) holds more water than the rest of the great lakes combined! Now I can see why
Sorry Phil, the one on the left is Lake Michigan, Lake Superior is north of the upper peninsula of Michigan. 😉
Load More Replies...The United States Of America: Alaskan Perspective
Alaskans have gotta be tired of standing in the corner. Need one for Hawaii, too.
We are a little bit😅 I think most of us are also a little tired of not very smart people on twitter (I will never call it X and you could never make me lol) believing that we aren’t even part of the US. Oh well! At least we’ve got a few gorgeous national parks and lovely mountain ranges! My personal favorite mountain is probably the ‘Iron Nipple’ (or nipple peak, informally) which is perfectly visible in all of its busty glory from the McDonald’s drive through!
Load More Replies...Chortle! I bought a similar tea towel when I was in NZ, with a certain island continent labelled "West Island"
Makes me realize that as a Mexican-Canadian the united states is just my hat and underwear.
Absolutely LOVE the "Lower 48" portrayed so crudely! Like my hastily drawn Pictionary images! *APPLAUSE!*
I want to move to Alaska so I only have to mow the lawn twice a year.
Taking his ‘Wild World’ map of nature as an example (which took three years), he further shares its creation process. “I chose the Natural Earth projection, printed a high-resolution base map at the drawing size, then stapled it to the back of the art paper. I then traced all the coastlines, rivers, and mountain ranges with a light pad (a tracing tool).”
When the framework is completed, he then goes region by region, continent by continent, researching and learning about the wildlife and physical geography of each place. “Our world is so complex, so filled with information, that a cartographer's job is often to choose what NOT to draw. What to omit. So it's helpful to have rules and conventions with each map, to help select the data and stories you wish to tell. Once you create these guidelines and filter out some of the noise, it's easier to see your creative opportunities,” Thomas says.
This Is Awesome
I like how everywhere else gets wood from shops and then Colorado's is from a pile of firewood
This reminds me of when I used to be a lumberjack back in '07. This fella comes up to me and asks, "Hey, Kevin! How long you been doing this for?" I said, "Hmmmm. Let me go check the logs..."
I didn't think anything could come close to the wedding gift from the husband post, but here we are..
Oh that’s really clever! I some people collect cutting boards shaped like the states, but I think I like this idea much better! It’s probably a lot more practical to display than a massive wall of cutting boards!
Xyla Foxlin. Find her on YouTube. Wood from every state. At first it was every state she visited, but the project soon expanded.
My Great Grandpa Drew This Map Of Africa In The 1910’s. Thought You All Might Like It
Aweful colonials though. "French West Africa", "Belgian Kongo", "German East Africa", "British East Africa". I do wonder what would have happened if Europeans hadn't taken-over.
This is one my great grandma did in the 1900s 49-66449e1...c-jpeg.jpg
What I find interesting is the names of the regions/countries back then. Colonial expansion and all that. But now, many of these countries have gained independence from the British overlords. An interesting.look at time in a bottle.
Worth noting how much of that map is French, as well. At that time a lot of North Africa was considered a part of France, Algeria not gaining its independence until the 1960s after a protracted civil war.
Load More Replies...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.
More information can be found at https://www.undp.org/africa/stories/great-green-wall-homegrown-solutions-accelerate-climate-action-and-development
"By putting local communities in the driver's seat of the initiative, the GGWI is able to ensure that the project is tailored to the specific needs of the region. This approach has already led to the successful completion of 18% of the Great Green Wall, the restoration of over 20 million hectares of land, the creation of 350,000 jobs, the training of 10 million people in sustainable land and water management practices, and $90 million generated by project activities" ... Amazing what humans can do when they work together for the greater good. 🥰
Load More Replies...I have planted 4 trees here. Not personally but I've paid for 4 trees to be planted here.
We were also interested to know what he thought about the future of maps. He told us, “Maps are much more fundamental to our lives than we realise. Billions of us use map apps, daily. The entire field of health & medicine is across a map of the human anatomy. As long as there are different elements across a space that need representation, there will be maps.”
Even in the hypothetical world where everything would be managed by AI and there would be no need for humans to create cartographies, Thomas believes that they will retain their aesthetic, historical, and storytelling value. “We did not stop painting when the camera was invented,” he adds.
The Earth Being Centered On Great Britain Is Arbitrary, So Here's A Map Centered On New Zealand
It is arbitrary but it is also the line for Greenwich Mean Time on which longitude and World time zones are based.
Well the traditional one isn't "centered" on the UK. It would be somewhere in the Atlantic, off the west coast of Africa. And if you're referring to the Prime Meridian, it wasn't at all arbitrary: Why does the Prime Meridian run through Greenwich? There were two main reasons for the choice. The first was the fact that the USA had already chosen Greenwich as the basis for its own national time zone system. The second was that in the late 19th century, 72% of the world's commerce depended on sea-charts which used Greenwich as the Prime Meridian. The decision was based on the argument that by naming Greenwich as Longitude 0º, it would be advantageous to the largest number of people. Therefore the Prime Meridian at Greenwich became the centre of world time. https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-prime-meridian-why-it-greenwich
To be clear, this represented the “largest number of people” on in the sense that Western Europe & American populations were considered. Dutch, Spanish, British & other overseas territories were counted, but not their general populations. So, the idea that it served the largest population was a completely arbitrary concept of what they considered “population”. There are several books on this and just how colonial and arbitrary the decision was.
Load More Replies...What do you say, man? The Earth IS centered in the Iberian Peninsula, bc we, spaniards and portuguese invented the World in the XVth Century. :-DDDD
As a kid, I totally thought the map of the world was centered on Portugal because they were Portuguese maps and that when I visited other countries *their* map would be centered on them. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the map always looks like that and we're supposed to see it as centered on the UK 😂
Load More Replies...I feel it's better at conveying the size of Africa too
Load More Replies...It gives a better sense of how much of the surface of earth is covered by water...
A Map Of Finland's Bear Population, Made Up Of Bears
I like how the red part isn't just >6.1 bears, but up to infinity bears. Is there a central singularity of infinite bears somewhere in Karelia?
They respawn and double in numbers if you kill them
Load More Replies...Just about halfway between Peltoharju and Matara, there appears to be a bear s*****m...
What else would the bear population be made out of? Kumquats?
Existence Of Pangaea Proven With Evidence Of Similar Fossils Across Continents
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.
I legit had a medical student tell me that fossils are plastic and bought by the governments of each country to make people doubt God's creation and turn them into atheists. 😭 edit to add: the student in question was Muslim. It's not only Christians that can get weird about evolution.
Load More Replies...No matter how much evidence you bring to the table, Creationists will always resort to "You must have blind faith!". Let us quit wasting our time with dolts.
Ok, I am a little confused. What does this map have to do with Creation?
Load More Replies...Nice. It was in an article I just assigned to my science classes a week or 2 ago.
Load More Replies...I saw an interesting post on twitter the other day that shows that Australia and the east coast of the US also fit together fairly well, which was strange when you consider they were nowhere near connected on Pangaea either. xP
There was another continent mass, Gondwana before Pangea.
Load More Replies...As students in the50s and early 60s we would often remark that the continents looked like they could fit together...nah, coincidence we were told. When I became a teacher I made sure to keep a much more open mind.
“This has already been proven to be true,” he further explains. “Just look at the transition in recent decades: we no longer have to unfold road maps to plan a trip, running a finger along roads, trying to remember turnoffs. We simply enter an address in our phone and press Go.
Yet the demand for wall maps has actually become stronger. Why? Because maps are not simply tools or niche curiosities, they are one of the most fundamental methods of storytelling and communication we have. We yearn for their breadth and depth and beauty. Just think: in how many art forms can you display the whole world (albeit simplified)? We love maps because they tell the story of places, and places are fundamental to who we are.”
Tracking Of An Eagle Over A 20 Year Period
I lived in Afghanistan for a year ~ probably the eagle trying to sound interesting at a party
Was it a female eagle? She couldn't see where she was going because her Burka kept covering her eyes.
Load More Replies...Wow I didn't know their range even over that length of time would be so big!
If they did, where would they land when they get tired?
Load More Replies...World Map Mural
They've made a bit of a hash of Australia. And pity they didn't take a wider picture to include New Zealand, which of course won't be there
List Of Countries Mentioned Or Referred In The Bible
That is not exactly correct, there are other areas mentioned. Magog has always been identified as Scythia which is ancient Russia, Germany is mentioned in the Bible, there is a debate among scholars if Isiah mentions China. All of North Africa should be colored in, as should be Portugal and the rest of Arabia. It also mentions lands to the south of Ethiopia, meaning the rest of Africa. There is also reference to a land beyond the great sea in the west, so debate to what that means, etc. This person isnt very biblically literate
St Paul mentioned Hispania, and visiting Terraco (Tarragon), not Iberia. Yes, part of modern northern Portugal was part of Hispania, but Lusitania was the Roman name for what we now consider Portugal, as much by geography as by Luso cultural tradition
Load More Replies...And St. Thomas brought Christianity to the Indian subcontinent.
Load More Replies...Didn't take long for America and Christianity bashing comments to arrive on this one. BP gotta BP.
Jordan not included? Not under any name?? Doubtful. Also, Spain and France get named in the bible, but poor little Andorra gets left out.
Nowadays, with the right tools, maps can be manipulated to present any information, which makes them that much more interesting and multifunctional. The majority of the maps we see on this list are cartograms that use some statistical data, such as population, survey results, or natural phenomena, and combine it with geographical location.
While regular or topographical maps prioritize geographical accuracy in terms of shape, size, and location, cartograms rescale map regions to statistical data and try to maintain geographical features as far as possible. Besides, they are a powerful tool for presenting information effectively and raising awareness of important issues like substance abuse or world poverty.
Since they combine statistical and geographical information, they can also provide insight into patterns and trends in the world around us. Combining this with their aesthetic appeal makes them a great supplement for information in newspapers, magazines, and textbooks.
Light Blue Is A Map As We Know It And Dark Blue Is The Actual Size Of Each Country
This is clearly not (Gall-)Peters though, see how Russia curls up around the north pole! G-P preserves angles as well as area, this is using a conic projection... There's about 20 area-preserving projections in ArcGIS, https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/e8b85d508d2c4f21a3dec4e52dc7d9c4/data (second column)... But beware, you will be judged on your choice, https://m.xkcd.com/977/ I admit I'm triggered by Peters, it's a terrible map for mapping geography (but OK for politics/economics).
Load More Replies...Oh wow! Maybe map makers need to adjust the scales they use when making maps! That’s actually really interesting!
The map typically used has accurate oceans. It's a half over from when traveling on ships the main way to travel between continents. The AuthaGraphy Projection, created in 1999, is considered the most accurate overall. I recommend you look it up; it sounds like you might like it.
Load More Replies...Bizarre... Shows our perception of the size of landmasses is strangely skewed.
When A Band Announces A World Tour
IIRC Iron Maiden bought their own plane for the band, equipment and roadies and it was piloted by their lead singer. They toured South America and I'm not sure where else they went but the whole point was to go where fans hadn't been able to see them.
Bands with massive followings tour with at least two fleets of semi-trailer trucks and busses, one entire fleet with duplicate gear and teams traveling to the next venue while another sets up/performs/loads up. That doesn’t make it across oceans on the cheap
Get Canada right the hell out of there. "World Tour" bands will MAYBE do Toronto and Vancouver
And they do it on a Wednesday so good luck if you need to go in from out of town and you have an actual job
Load More Replies...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
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
I've been here 29 years and still love it.
Load More Replies...We Aussies know how our lovely NZ neigbours feel. 9mw8ttqqu0...bb5f43.jpg
I bet there's one guy pointing to a small green spot and chuckling, thinking: that's what you think
Shhhhhhhhhh.. dont be showing off all your luscious land otherwise it will be over run with 2 story houses that look like 2 lego blocks stuck 2getha and 100,000+ cars with no infrastructure 4 them and 400,000+ "New" New Zealanders just 2 top it all off.. thats what we aussies(in Western Sydney) are dealing with.. sux 2 be us right now..
Canada is just green for the most part. With some white splotches here and there for cities.
This kind of visualization has been used for many years, with the first reference to it dating back to at least 1870. The first specimen of its kind was published in 1876 by French statistician and geographer Pierre Émile Levasseur, who created a series of maps representing European countries as squares. They were sized and arranged in order according to their area, population, and even national budget.
He created them as teaching aids, helping children realize the size of countries and their certain characteristics. However, his technique wasn’t able to catch on, and only a few similar maps appeared in many years. The following notable development was made by Hermann Haack and Hugo Weichel, who presented election results for the German Reichstag in 1988. This time, creations alike soon emerged in the US, where they were introduced in the popular media after 1911.
Countries Which Offer Paid Maternity Leave And The Time They Provide For Expecting Mothers
the USA - a third world country with a first world military
Load More Replies...How can you look at this map and not be embarrassed? Looking at you, US congress!
And so is single-payer affordable health care. And affordable higher education.
Load More Replies...IF I remember well, in Sweden it's not just for the mother, there is a period of paid leave the PARENTS can divide among themselves.
Not just Sweden. It’s usually called "parental leave" nowadays and can be used by either parent. (With some exceptions. In Germany at least, a mother MUST stay at home for six weeks, to rest from the birth. After that either parent can stay at home.)
Load More Replies...I really don't mean to be hostile, but when I was growing up in the 90s, I kept hearing great things about the US. Then I became a college student and learned of the health care system and the homelessness issue... and I don't understand how many other countries that are poor (I'm from Central America, poor af 3rd world country) have paid maternity leaves and free healthcare and the US doesn't. Sounds like just another 3rd world country to me. Someone care to explain? Because I fail to understand.
Here in Hungary, at the particular, state-owned corporation i work at, my colleague (does this word have a female version?), when she was pregnant, and still had time till giving birth, was gone more than two years from work. She still got paid every month, albeit somewhat less than normally, and after tha she got back to work.
Concentration Of Castles In Europe
Could do with some kind of context/ definitions here. It's usually said that Germany has the greatest number and Wales the highest concentration of castles in Europe.
I suspect they're including all the Chateaux in France, most of which are either what in the UK would be called 'Stately Homes' or simply wine estate buildings. Other country/language naming conventions also apply.
Load More Replies...And most French chateau are just big country manor houses, not castles at all.
To be fair, a castle was just a big country manor house as well. Just a different style of big country manor house.
Load More Replies...I think this must include French chateaux as castles, rather than what Brits would call 'Country Houses'
Japan, How Big It Is In Reality?
Wiki says Japan is 3000km long. That's 3,000,000m long. There are are 5 'ideal bananas' to 1 m. Therefore, Japan is 3 million x 5 bananas long, or 15 million bananas.
Load More Replies...There is a website with an interactive map so one can see the true size of countries. Here's the link: https://www.thetruesize.com
Ballsy on their part to try and conquer china, korea, the philippines and the USA at the same time during WW2
On and off I wanted to know how big Japan was. I just looked up how big Japan was. It is a little over 145,000 square miles, but it has the 6th largest coastline in the world.
The biggest challenge in producing them has always been drawing distorted shapes, which encouraged people to develop computer software to automate this process. Waldo R. Tobler invented one of the first algorithms in 1963, and since then, a wide variety of them has emerged. Before his work, cartograms were created by hand.
Rivers Of Italy
I love that it shows the entire watershed, not just the main channel of each river.
I'm from Brum and we're very proud of this, not sure if it's exactly true but don't start an argument with one of us natives as we'll claim it's an absolute fact
Load More Replies...Holy Fridgidare that’s a lot of rivers! A fresh water fisherman’s dream!
Beautiful. Ive heard its shaped as a boot (shoe/footwear) but this looks like a magical seahorse.
Because the heel of the boot isn’t very rivery
Load More Replies...Size Comparison Between Australia And The United States
And people in Melbourne get annoyed they're not on the map.... or Adelaide, but we don't care....
I immediately noticed Adelaide wasn't on the map, but not Melbourne until I read your comment. Yep, I'm from SA.
Load More Replies...The absence of Alaska, the biggest state, makes this a bit misleading.
Yeah, most people forget Alaska and Hawaii. But it still shows the general size of Australia (just not the general size of the USA), which is the purpose of the map.
Load More Replies...Yeah, if you thought the center of US was only " fly over" you should try center of Australia.
Load More Replies...This just makes me think that Australia is just The Upside Down from Stranger Thiings
Wolf Distribution In Italy From 1900 To 2020
Polite question. Are you color blind? The wolves are in the green areas.
Load More Replies...Whilst some think it's good many others dislike the comeback of the wolves not only to Italy but Austria and Germany too
Keep in mind that humans are the invasive species here.
Load More Replies...In another # in this article i saw a colorful seahorse but now i see a wolf leaping 🙂
Odd. I have a freind who lives in Italy and she says that she hears fewer wolf whistles these days.
While a geographical map is helpful when you want to find your way around the world, a cartogram allows us to take a closer look at the inhabitants, natural phenomena, or language of a place—a side of it we might easily miss.
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3D Render Topographic Map Of Europe
They are. Scale doesn’t have to be the same in all dimensions.
Load More Replies...I love this map. I'd love a high def version of the whole world. Google world are you listening?
It’s amazing to me that the Romans had an empire, given the Alps they had to cross to get almost anywhere
Now you know why it is called the Netherlands ;-) and why we bike so much
After Tokyo 2020 This Map Remains The Same. All Men’s Water Polo Gold Medal Winners Since 2000 Were Born Inside This Circle
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..)
What is American handegg? Is that a funny name for football?
Load More Replies...Now please overlay it with a map of the countries that give a s**t about water polo. /J It's probably an okay sport. I've never watched a game. But it's not exactly one of those sports that is hugely popular in many countries.
Here it is. And Barça of waterpolo is one of the best teams in the world. :)
Load More Replies...I checked. California does have some collegiate water polo teams but I guess we are not awesome at it.
World Map Cantered On Antarctica
Each Section Has 10% Of The World's Population
For those confused, because I was for a hot minute, the smaller the sliver, the denser the population. I think?
Yes. India has a small one, China has a small one, over oceans are bigger ones.
Load More Replies...Each colored wedge xontains 10% of the population, showing population density in different parts of the world
Load More Replies...Given that China and India are the most populous, shouldn’t their sections be larger?
Europeans: "Why do you Americans drive cars? Why don't you just walk everywhere?"
No, that's not what is being said at all. Europeans think the US should plan cities and infrastructures that aren't as car reliant. Expand public transport, railroads, build sidewalks, 15-minute cities etc. Noone is shocked about the fact that you drive from Utah to Arizona, they think you shouldn't have to drive from your house to the nearest supermarket or starve.
Load More Replies...The Longest Possible Train Travel In The World
I like train rides as much as anybody (maybe more), but I’d need supplies for this. Phone, laptop, comics, a teddy…
"Sorry our wifi just broke, we will not have it fixed before returning to Portugal" 🙀
Load More Replies...Obviously the OP has never travelled by train to the South West of England or around Wales. I think you’ll find those are the longest train journeys you’ll ever experience.
Imagine there being a ‘combined eastern hemisphere edition’ of Ticket to Ride and getting stuck with this as your long route card! 😬
Oh I love that game but that would be ...less than ideal 😂
Load More Replies...Clearly Bored Panda hasn't been following the news for the past 2 years. This train ride isn't possible any more.
It's also wrong in the Vietnam stretch because you can take a more inland route that takes you further down to the Singapore. It's not as long as going through Russia, but you can take the Orient Express to Turkey, then from there take Trans-Asia Railway to get to Singapore.
Load More Replies...Just think of what it would have been like in 1930 when Gladys Aylward went to China from London.
How long does the ride take? Are there showers on board, so we don't have to smell on arrival?
On the Trans-Siberian stretch, 2nd class & above have tiny token showers available shared between a couple of cabins, with how much sharing dependent on ticket price. Enough to wash some stink of at least but you're still on the hook for doing some sink laundry. Once you get to the Asia stretch, it's hit & miss depending on the specific sub-route and class ticket. Usually when you book a ticket it will factor in hotel stops overnight at additional expense though you don't have to. The Russian stretch alone is about a week long though with fewer stops so it can really get up to speed. So you can expect anywhere from 3 weeks to a couple of months depending on if you do any hotel overnights.
Load More Replies...Cheese Map Of Europe
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!
Same with all the other countries. I doubt they'd be able to fit them so just selected a few
Load More Replies...Short listed for France. It's said we have 6000 types of known cheeses
I like how "known cheeses" implies secret cheese
Load More Replies...You might skip on the Sardinian Casu Marzu (also illegal to sell as far as I know)
Load More Replies...check again, it doesnt say "complete cheese list of Europe" does it? Its kind of obvious that not every cheese is on it.
In case you want to have a laugh, look at the cheese from my region in the north of Spain. Tetilla means "little boob". There's a story behind it about a prudish bishop, but it always makes me laugh.
Where Penguins Are Found Naturally In The World
I didn’t realize they habitante that far north in South America. I thought they were mostly in the southern tip.
If you come to Australia to see the penguins, visit Phillip Island for the Fairy (I refuse to call them Little) penguins. Also, the town of Penguin in Tasmania is cool.
No, penguins don;t penetrate 100s of miles inland in Antarctica.
They penetrate further than you think - I remember watching a documentary about it called The March of the Penguins. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7tWNwhSocE
Load More Replies...Map Of Most Photographed Places In The World
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
Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't Uluru the other term for that giant stone in Australia, Ayer's Rock?
Load More Replies...Why isn’t Canada lit up more? Just curious cause they have some breathtaking natural views there!
It is, just most of the population borders the US
Load More Replies...And New Zealand, lots of photos but still can't make it onto a map completely
I see a little hot spot in Colorado for all my Jellybean (cat) photos.
United States Elevation Map
Thanks for the laugh. Can't stop laughing. Stupid can be worth belly laughs.
Load More Replies...What happens in the mountains stays in the mountains...
Load More Replies...I live at the foot of the California Sierras. Everyone calls this 8000 foot world wonder "the hill."
would love to see Alaska and Hawaii added, both topographically interesting.
Those glaciers sure took a bite ... as a child I remember finding "erratic boulders" ... large rocks/boulders that had been pushed ahead of and then left behind by retreating glaciers ... in Kansas
US Watersheds
:^). In case you really did want to know, it's the area of which drains into a common stream."
Load More Replies...A 'watershed' in the UK meant that anything after 9pm on TV was not appropriate for kids (not sure if it is still a thing, though).
Yeah, most of it feeds into the Mississippi. Pretty much all of the breadbasket does. That's why it the "Mighty" Mississippi. It's a shame that most don't refer to the river that way anymore. The term seems to have gone away with the decline of shipping stuff via boat on the rivers. :/
Load More Replies...Alaska has quite a few rivers and creeks and streams, too! You haven’t live the Alaskan life as an AK resident until you’ve gotten your fishing license and gone dipnetting! (For all those curious, it’s where large amounts of us gather at river mouths right by the ocean and stick massive nets in the water in order to catch salmon! However, it’s only available for Alaskan residents and natives!)
Seems a bit gluttonous to drape a net across the mouth of a river.
Load More Replies...Land Reclamation In The Netherlands
Yes, but you wouldn't enjoy it now, because you'd be dead.
Load More Replies...The blue areas on the left are up to 6m below sea level. This is why digging holes in the dunes are severely fined. And this is why we pay extra taxes, to keep the pumps runnkng 24/7.
Yep, the ground were i lived was more sand than soil. With little shells sometime.
Load More Replies...The land has grown, if you you look at the left photo, you’ll see more ocean than in the right photo
Load More Replies...Most Commonly Spoken Language In The Us After English And Spanish
Germans comprised the majority of immigrants to the USA, so not too surprising.
Load More Replies...Michigan, the mitten looking state, hosts the largest Arab speaking population in the USA. In the city of Dearborn over 50% of the citizens identify as Middle Eastern, North African, or being a descendent of. It also has the largest Muslim population and has the largest mosque in the United states
Yup. During Ramadan the high school football team practices at night to accommodate all the athletes who are fasting.
Load More Replies...I am sorry. We germans really do make up a lot of red states...
I was really confused until I saw "other than Spanish" like where my amigos at? Oh BESIDES Spanish
I wonder about the data source. I live in WA state and at least in my area I hear very little of what I assume to be Vietnamese (based on hearing it in some videos). I hear a fair bit of Chinese, what my brain calls "Russian" but might be from other countries like Ukraine, and of course Spanish. Edit: Also tagalog / cebuano but that is biased by having Filipino relatives
Go SoDak! You rock!! I’m surprised German isn’t the one for Texas.
For the curious... https://statisticalatlas.com/United-States/Languages
Looking at the stats from the link above, which is the source of this map, these percentages are extremely small compared to English and Spanish speakers. The likely jockey position relatively often depending on how fluid the population is for a state. Maryland, my state, is marked with French on this map, but Chinese has surpassed it by a fraction of percent since the map was created at least 6 years ago.
Load More Replies...Abstract World Map
Inspired by/in the technical style of. Anyone knowing a thing or two about art knows this could never ever be an original work by Mondrian. This is the opposite of what he was trying to do.
Load More Replies...I was born in a blue square (or is it a red rectangle) and I live in a yellow rectangle!
So you were born in North America, or Europe, or Australia?
Load More Replies...United Kingdom
S******y lines if you please!!!! *clutches pearls and falls into a swoon*
Load More Replies...50 Percent Of Canadians Live South Of The Red Line
And 100% of residents in the Ireland and UK live above this line. As does every resident of continental Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belarus, Latvia, Lituania, Poland, Switzerland and Austria.
you may possibly maybe could be missing the point the post is making
Load More Replies...Europe Used To Look Like This, Before It United
That heading is misleading. Its not that Europe United it's that countries were formed instead of independent regions.
Should overlay this and the castles one.... explains the mists and walls.
This is how Europe looked before +/- 1870. The EU, which not 1 country but a mainly economic collaboration of several countries on the European continent (to which The UK geographically belong) was started in 1951 as Montan-Union (steel & coal trading) and transformed 1957 into the EWG (Europäische Wirtschaftgemeinschaft, European Economic Union)... and exists today, with an increasing number of members, as EU.
Nah, Burgundy was part of France way before 1870. That map is from the Middle-Ages.
Load More Replies...Looks like the Prince-Bishopric or Sticht Utrecht.
Load More Replies...The Topography Of The Roman Empire, Ad 117
The little island at the top left of the map is the Isle of Man. There are no archaeological records of Romans visiting, let alone annexing the island. There's no contemporary written records showing the Romans visited either.
Are we still sure they wore sandals in Manchester, Alps, or Erzurum?
Tree Cover Map Of The Us
My neighbor has two trees, and the guy across the street has three. I don't see them!
It's amazing when you see it laid out like this. We really are lucky
Load More Replies...Huh. Would have expected more density in Indiana. Every time I visit, I'm astounded by how many trees there are. I suppose those corn and soybean fields mean fewer trees. I am from one of the not very dense regions, and every time I venture into the vast green lands of the east coast I am shocked by the greenery.
I'm blessed with more trees than I can shake a stick at! Uhhmmm...The door is which way??
I am assuming this includes both native forests and industry tree plantations
The only native (not planted) trees in North Dakota were in the river bottoms. Early settlers passed through because the believed that land that did not support trees wouldn't support agriculture. As an aside, when the settlers got to the Red River, there was a big sign saying "turn South" and those that could read did.
Average Number Of Languages Spoken By The Eu Population
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
I am tempted to quip that a similar map of the USA would feature several numbers lower than one, but that would just be a stupid joke. Unless Trump gets re-elected, in which case it becomes a prophecy.
Netherlands makes sense - start with a country that's bilingual (English/Dutch), and then welcome immigrants, and lots of folks are trilingual. Plus a smidge.
D**g Overdose Deaths In The United States Per 100,000 Persons For 1999 And 2014
The USA is almost unique among countries that are not currently involved in a conflict in that it's life expectancy is dropping. Pretty much everywhere else has a year on year increase in life expectancy.
Load More Replies...The overreaction of the DEA and CDC has resulted in making it difficult for those with chronic pain to get relief. Doctors scared to prescribe anything without losing their license. 🤬
Thanks for pointing that out. Now, I don't live in the US, but without proper medication thereof, the chronic pain would make me consider being done. It's very much like a depression, or may evolve into one, as it makes you not do that much. Eventually, the pain will also be part of your dreams. Whoever reaches that, and hasn't done anything about it yet - do it as early as possible, as it only ever gets worse on its own, and whatever you spare yourself from taking, will be outweighed by loss of quality of life, and you'll exceed the dose you'd have needed starting earlier in no time at all. Delaying that has nothing for it, and more than enough against. That said, of course, Opioides are severe medication and not to be used lightheartedly, but they're not evil, and used in a controlled way, they're pretty much life-saving for millions of people - not that you die from chronic pain, but what you get, then, isn't life, it's just that you're not dead yet.
Load More Replies...Thank you Sackler family and your campaign to push your opiates.
Private Jets Departing Arizona After The Super Bowl
Some of those will be ghost private jets, 2nd Jet that follows the first in case the first breaks down, there is such a thing as TOO rich
I’d like just one shot at TOO rich, just a decade or two, I promise I won’t own a private jet, let alone a second one. I’ll be found on a large yacht somewhere at sea, occasional visits to dry land but mostly at sea not bothering anyone but the whales or dolphins I’ll be waving at.
Load More Replies...Every State's Least Favorite State (According To My Instagram Followers)
I get that New Jersey "hates" everyone, but no one hates Minnesota? Really? hmmmm None of our neighbors... we are soooooo "nice"
They do, I think in Wisconsin for instance they just hate Illinois more
Load More Replies...And as an Ohioan. Back atcha. :) As a person born in WV, can confirm that one, too.
Load More Replies...More People Live Inside The Red Area Than The Grey Area
I can see why it's not a sham. People in cities don't understand what people in rural areas need and vice versa. There is a reason eastern Oregon and Washington are trying to succeed from their western, more populated half. The entire US can't be ran by a handful of cities.
Load More Replies...Main cities included: Anchorage, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Salt Lake City/Provo, Denver, Colorado Springs, Phoenix/Tempe, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago/Gary, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland/Akron, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa/Lakeland, Ft. Myers, Miami, Greenville, Charlotte, Winston-Salem/Greensboro, Raleigh, Washington DC/Baltimore, Philadelphia/Wilmington/Trenton, Harrisburg, New York City/Newark, New Haven/ Hartford, Springfield, Boston/Worcester/Providence, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse.
There's obviously more in there, including large suburbs I didn't have the characters to include. Missing a ton of big cities in California, Florida, and the northeast megalopolis. Also with the huge cities there's always gonna be huge suburbs as well. For example, Chicago has Naperville, Aurora, Rockford, and Evanston that are all on this map but I just can't name everything. Houston has Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress, etc. And some are just as big but I had to skip, like Tampa isn't just Tampa, it's also St. Pete and Clearwater. Miami isn't just Miami, it's Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm and Port St. Lucie.
Load More Replies...And i wouldn't live in either one of those no matter how much you paid me.
Woah. I moved from one of the red counties in Maryland to one of the red counties in Colorado.
Gerrymandering is redistricting based on political affiliation, not population density. Every state has a set number of districts and all districts must be of approximately equal population. Gerrymandering is trying to draw the lines so that each district will be primarily aligned with a political party. This map only shows population density, not political alignment so does not contain anywhere near enough info to be useful in a Gerrymandering attempt
Load More Replies...Closer To Paris Or To London?
Funny how most of France's DOMs and COMs are farther from Paris than London.
This is obviously flawed, as New Caledonia and French Guyana are both parts of Paris
States With A Smaller Population Than Los Angeles County
The Most Efficient Route Between Every Springfield In The United States
Perfect for an adaptation of the "I've Been Everywhere" song; "I've been to Springfield, Springfield, Springfield, Springfield..."
I only got "Road to Rhode Island" in my head! 🤔 maxresdefault.jpg
I'd be interested in how this was proved. The travelling salesman problem is one of the most notoriously difficult to solve in mathematics, and with this many data points it would need a colossal amount of computer power.
Most Common Surname In The United States By State
would like to see a comparison with Great Britain for the Smith name
United States Population Lines
From this angle the US looks like an obese llama with a spear impaled in its neck.
I'm just trying this to see if the comment thing happened again--I changed my pfp and username to match my Scratch account. If you can see this, ignore it.
I'm just trying this to see if the comment thing happened again--I changed my pfp and username to match my Scratch account. If you can see this, ignore it.
