30 Unusual Maps That Might Change How You See The World, As Shared On This Instagram Account
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You’d be surprised how many map enthusiasts there are, if you’re not already one of them. And to those who think that cartography is a legacy from an ancient world, let me tell you, it’s exactly the opposite.
Think of it as a mode of information telling, quite like story-telling, but with its own subtle rules and features. Today, maps can tell us all kinds of miscellaneous things you had no clue existed and the “Lover Of Geography” Instagram page is a perfect online source for that. Followed by 58.3k followers, the page is dedicated to sharing “high quality posts about interesting topics.” They also promise “you won't get bored here,” and they deliver.
Below we collected some of the most entertaining entries from the page, so scroll down and upvote your favorites as you go. After you’re done, make sure to check out our previous posts with unusual maps that may change how you see the world here, here and here.
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To find out more about the creator behind the Lover Of Geography Instagram page, Bored Panda reached out to 20-year-old content creator from the Netherlands Melih Orkun Köksal, also known by his Instagram handle @melykoksal. Melih told us that he started this page in December 2019 when he was only 17 years old. “I currently study Earth Sciences at the College of Rotterdam. Other than geography my hobbies are going to the gym and hanging out with friends, not very different from a normal 20-year-old,” he said.
When asked about his interest in cartography, Melih told us that this fascination began in his childhood. “As a little kid as young as 5 years old, I always had a little bit of passion for world maps or countries. I had a huge world map in my room. Every day when I came back home from school I kept staring at the world map in my room because of how fascinating it was to me while most other kids just wouldn't care. I was playing games with myself trying to find all the countries and cities on the map. Or I played geography games on my PC after school.”
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In 1672 The Dutch crowds did what crowds do best, namely lose all semblance of sense or sanity. The prime minister of the country was stripped naked, mutilated, and according to some reports, had their livers removed and eaten by the crowds. “C’est la vie, c’est la guerre,” as the French say.
Moreover, the creator of the Lover Of Geography page recounted that he always wanted to know where the countries are located as a child. “I often asked my parents questions like 'Dad, where is this country located' because I was simply so interested in locations. My parents would notice this weird obsession and in a matter of time, when I was 6 years old, I knew all countries and their capital cities,” he said. Throughout his childhood, Melih said, his knowledge of maps grew “so much to the point that teachers in elementary school or my own parents had to ask me for extra information when we were going on vacation to a different country. Kids in school I was asked me to help them with their geography assignments.”
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Years later, when Melih was 16 or 17, he saw all these mappers on Instagram and he thought he could do that too, but better. So he wanted a page to share his “own map style and not just stolen maps from Reddit. I wanted to entertain people and educate them at the same time by making maps more fun.”
Recently, Melih has noticed maps popping up everywhere online since 2016. He believes that now younger folks are being targeted with cartography.“I am trying to select maps people will look at without just scrolling. It needs to be interesting and fun but it also needs to be based on reliable sources. So I try to share maps with the combination of these 2 things, the maps that are fun and come from reliable sources.”
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What is the secret the netherlands hold when it comes to good sleep?
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Hungary is not absolutely correct. Yet. We, Hungarians think that Viktor Orban actually supports Putin, that's why he acts like that, but he still wants to get money from EU. We hope this will change in 2 days finally, because Hungarian people stand with Ukraine <3
Melih also added that sometimes he uses hot topics to gain more audience, “For example, during the World Cup, I made more football-related posts.”When asked whether he ever experiments with the design and style of his maps, Melih said that he indeed has done multiple experiments with the design but he prefers to stick with one style. “So my page will be more recognizable as if it's my own brand,” he said and added that “I tend to go for a minimalist look because it's easier to look at and understand what's going on on the map.”
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Pardon me but i had to google search what is Hentai, now I regret it. Dont do it if you are at office or a public place.
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All we need is for everyone to refuse to fight and suddenly all those old men in comfortable rooms somewhere will not be able to destroy other lives.
Exactly, regular people don't give a s***, and we all have much more in common with each other than any powerful people at the top. We all just want the best for our kids, enough food and security, easier work and more leisure time, and most importantly, more funny cat and dog pictures ☺️
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Patriotism worries me. I have known some people say they would fight for their country purely on principal, even if they new the country was involved in some nazi like atrocities. If my country is in the wrong, I will not fight for my country.
Sorry. If your next door neighbour is Vladimir Putin, your own country just can't be worse. Period.
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If my country was in the same position as Ukraine right now? You bet. You're going to invade my country, murder innocent children, women and men, obliterate large parts of our cities? Over your dead body!
America might be even worse tbh. Crime is common, the people have questionable beliefs and morals, healthcare and college make you bankrupt, and it's reached an impossible level of wealth inequality. The top 10% own 70 % of the entire nation's wealth.
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Paul Valéry : War is the massacre of good people who do not know each other for the benefit of people who know each other but do not massacre
I'm surprised you're lower than the Belgians. We have people willing to fight to break up their own country 🤪
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I think we need to invade Germany and the Netherlands while we have a chance
I wouldn't if I were you, it's a trap! We're using Bored Panda to make the world believe there won't be any resistance... *maliciously sniggers in German* 😁
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I would fight, not for my country or government, but for my identity as a Finn and for my right to exist.
I hate war. my country was ruined by it. but sometimes it's necessary as a last resort so idk how I feel about this
"War breaks out and nobody shows up"-Frankie goes to Hollywood.
We need to stop this. If anything is worth fighting for, it is ideals, not lines drawn onto a map. May happen to coincide at times, but at times, not (think resistance in France in WW2, german opposition then, or troops who refuse to shoot protesters, which happened all over the world).
Interesting how the number of people that will fight for Sweden is the same number of its population that are Swedes!
The percentages are, roughly, inversely proportionate to how likely the countries are to get invaded. The question should probably be would you be willing to fight for your country if you were attacked by another country because I'm sure there's a big difference between people who would be willing to defend against an invader than people who would want to go somewhere else to fight a war that you're not even sure what it's about.
If you knew some history, you'd know why Germany and Spain are so low, for example. Also, there're quite a lot of anti-natoists in EU!
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It's really an impossible question to answer until you are presented with a conflict like that. It's easy to say you wouldn't if the fight isn't in your yard
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I'm absolutely disguasted about this s**t. I dont believe someone pays and liked Liucija Adomaite to do something like this. I think that dude have an ego-idontknowwhat-Ilikemyself-problemabout. Well, Adomaite stop this war, please.
If fighting for my country means IN my country, then you can count on me.
I sure as hell wouldn't. America gets into stupid ass wars for stupid ass reasons. I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice myself for some politician's lies or ambitions.
As it stands I wouldn't put my life on the line to fight for the uk. I don't even want to be part of the uk. I voted for Scottish independence and will continue to support the movement to leave, and I fully believe it will happen. I fundamentally don't support the current uk government- they weren't voted in by Scottish people and they don't match our political beliefs. However, if it was to fight for Scotland separate from the uk I would be much more likely to volunteer my support in any way possible.
I was thinking the same. If it's from before the invasion of Ukraine, it would be interesting to see an updated version.
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I think the countries colored black have it RIGHT YO! And I'm American!
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I feel many of those maps are inaccurate or partial. It would be much better with their sources.
same. Most of these are based on polls on reddit. 5 people reply - "condiment of choice with fries". Yeah sure, those are not even sold together with fries, but whatevah.
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Aotearoa doesn't appear on many, and where it's present it's in the wrong place. Not sure of this geographer...
I skip reading through after couple of maps since it seems inaccurate or false
I feel many of those maps are inaccurate or partial. It would be much better with their sources.
same. Most of these are based on polls on reddit. 5 people reply - "condiment of choice with fries". Yeah sure, those are not even sold together with fries, but whatevah.
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I skip reading through after couple of maps since it seems inaccurate or false
