40 Unusual And Fascinating Maps That Might Change Your Perspective On The World (New Pics)
If you’re a visual learner like we are, a good image helps you bring data to life. But if you ever stumbled across a great one, you know it can genuinely change how you see the world. And maps have that power. They are a surprisingly effective tool for understanding the world and giving us a peek into its secrets. By allowing us to explore novel places from the comfort of our own homes, they can even unlock our inner adventurer that’s been deep in winter’s sleep.
Today, we invite you on a journey through this informative corner of Reddit where cartography fans delve into the intriguing treasure trove of territories, statistics, and history. With over 1.9 million devoted members, this online community uncovers some of the freshest and finest maps in a bid to expand our mental horizons.
So let’s appreciate their efforts by scrolling down and devouring ourselves into the newest collection of captivating visualizations. Trust us, they won’t be anything like the ones you saw at school! Be sure to upvote your favorite ones and let us know if you enjoyed learning new things about places you may not have even known about before. For even more informational goodness, check out Bored Panda's earlier posts on this feature right here, here, and here.
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Nature Map
Map Lovers, I Recently Stopped For 30 Min In A Bookshop Checking Out This Maps Book. Love The Way Visual Information Sticks In Mind!
World Map Cantered On Antarctica
The map-loving subreddit has been around for quite some time now, celebrating its 11th birthday just last month. This online group continues to be one of the strongest and biggest cartography powerhouses on the platform that amazes thousands of people every day by sharing high-quality images of exciting and novel maps, plans, and geographic illustrations. And sure, it may seem that some of the visuals posted there are pretty nerdy, but that doesn’t make them any less fascinating.
The creator of this online group, Patrick McGranaghan, described himself in a previous interview as a "Denver-based techno-geek with a focus on all things geospatial and cartographic and a coding hobbyist with an emphasis in geospatial applications." He is a land surveyor and a member of #maptime Denver, Rocky Mountain Map Society, NACIS, PLSC, Charles Close Society, and Open Street Map Foundation, just to name a few. He decided to share his passion with the world and start the project in May 2011 while living in Taiwan, and he never looked back.
Countries Which Offer Paid Maternity Leave And The Time They Provide For Expecting Mothers
Ahh the US and health care - right up there with Papua New Guinea whose minimum wage is $51 usd
Every Purple Line Is A Bicycle Lane In The Netherlands
It is the cycling heaven here. I admit that the country being flat as a pancake helps :-)
In Case You Didn't Know, Holland & The Netherlands Are Not Interchangeable
I'm Dutch and I can tell you that most people in the Netherlands don't care if you refer to all of it as Holland. In fact I think that Holland sounds a little better than the Netherlands.
Patrick revealed that while the subreddit was pretty stable in the past, everything changed the morning when the devastating news about Ukraine and the unprovoked and unjustified attack happening there broke out. "The subreddit usually has between 2,000 and 4,000 users at a given moment on a normal day. That number spiked to a peak of over 20,000 users looking for current maps of the situation there," he told Bored Panda.
Difference Between Russia's Unfriendly List Last Year And Now
Most Popular Dog By US State...
The Shape Of The World, According To Ancient Maps
When it comes to the way people think about cartography these days, the founder of the subreddit believes it is changing. "The previous generation was accustomed to paper maps that they used to navigate. This required skills in orientation and awareness that are no longer necessary with digital maps on mobile devices. Whilst there are lots of articles that eulogize the loss of these skills, I don't think it's necessarily all bad," he explained.
Patrick pointed out that we’re seeing another shift in response to the digital age. "The digital generation has a heightened awareness of how maps can visualize data. The tools to make maps have been democratized. This has increased interest in finding new and clever ways to see spatial data."
Percentage Of Population “Absolutely Certain” God Exists In Europe vs. Us
Europe Used To Look Like This, Before It United
Russia Density Visualized
The hottest trends in maps right now, according to him, are those that elucidate some sort of political understanding. "These can be maps of elections, voting districts, gerrymandering, political recognition, voting patterns, etc. Social media is engineered to spur controversy and this is most apparent in hot-button political topics. Politically themed content will garner more discussion, controversy, and comments than most other topics."
The Red Areas Contain Half Of The Total Population Of Australia
Kid Friendly Curse Words
That one's an old fashioned one. The only time it's being used nowadays is for about two weeks after kids learn old curse words in language class. Kids normally use "blyn" (shortened "pancake"). And in my family we used "fazer" - as in chocolate brand, when parents stop mid-curse fúck -> fu...zer. Edit: kids also use "velnias!" (Devil!)
Load More Replies...We have a lot more varients in the UK, such as: chuffing, flaming, bleeding, ruddy, heck, and my personal favourite cockwombling!
Some of those remind me of my childhood. I don't know about now, but 30+ years ago it was very common for Aussies, especially in rural areas, to use the same words as England, so flamin', bleedin', heck etc. The favourite though seemed to be bloody, but some parents I know though even that was too rude to say in front of kids for some reason. Then there is bugger, which I cringed at as soon as I learned what it meant but was considered tame by many people.
Load More Replies...That's it! I'm going to use "go scratch the armpits of an earthworm!" in my language.
If you really not like someone, you can use Lithuanian "go pee against the wind!" (Myžk prieš vėją)
Load More Replies...The danish translations is wrong. "Hulen" might be a cave if you translate it, but if you use it as a bad word - it commes from "hel!" not a cave
I'd assume that's the case for most of these words and phrases? I can attest that the German "Scheibenkleister" is commonly exclaimed more like "Schei-! ...benkleister" - the first syllable is the same as the one for "s**t" an then you catch yourself and turn it into a more benign word. More creative than e.g. darn/damn but same principle.
Load More Replies...When my daughter was small, instead of saying "$hit," I'd say "Shostakovich!"
"all curse words are kid-friendly" You *clearly* never heard a Hungarian cussing. Also, "rahat" can mean either Turkish delight or s**t.
They are the worst cursers. Every word in Hungarian can be an offensive curse word. They are the cursing champions.
Load More Replies...That's because "Miércoles" has the same starting as "Mier...da" (s**t) 😜
Load More Replies...I just wanna say that as an Argentinian, I can confirm the use of “Wednesday” as a curse word. Not sure how that came about… but we use it. We say Miercole (without the s)
Wow, didn't know it was like that in other South American countries! Here in Peru, we say "Miérrrrcoles" (emphasis on the r, to add more drama)
Load More Replies...I hope it's mercredi in French because someone starting saying merde in front of a kid and then had to save it. It's "sugar" where I live in England for probably the same reason.
I prefer to say Peruna!(potato) instead of persikka. The actual curse word would be PERKELE!
Yes and I think perkele is not the most common curse, vittu is. And that's why I would have put "vitsi" (joke) there instead of persikka. I work at preschool and the kids always say "voi vitsi" (oh joke) instead of persikka..
Load More Replies..."Cavolo! " is the italian version of "fudge!" instead of "f**k!". It begins with the same letters as the most common curse word (C A Z Z O) but it's basically like you're about to say the curse word but then you realize and say the "mild" one instead. There's also "capperi!" (=capers).
In Encanto, the dad says "Miercoles" in one scene. I was watching it with my siblings today and hunted down this map so I could comment :)
Yiddish has some awesome curses. My favorite: "May you grow like an onion with your head in the ground!"
Wednesday, we're flipping chicken pancakes by the cave for soren's iron nails!
I'm always amused by people who think that kids don't know the actual words. Likewise, the dubbed in words in movies.
Lol piška... I read that with a č and wondered how is that kid friendly
GO SCRATCH THE ARMPITS OF AN EARTHWORM XD. GOTTA TELL MY SIBLINGS THAT ONE
North Korean Election Result Of 2019
This is so ridiculous, it's beyond stupid... What a POS that fat, a*s-ugly son of a wh.... is.
The founder of the sub revealed that he developed his burning passion for maps very early and feels extremely grateful to have an activity he loves doing every day. "My family traveled and moved around a lot. My dad taught me how to read maps and I would help him navigate. I used to flip through our Rand McNally atlas to pass hours traveling across the countryside," he told us.
"Maps are invitations to explore and visit new places. They give security in the knowledge that there's a way to get to your destination. If all else fails, a map will be your guide." This feeling that Patrick has carried in his mind throughout his life was what inspired him to create a strong and knowledgeable community where people can share their ideas and excitement about the subject.
The Yuxi Circle: The World’s Most Overpopulated Area
Country’s That Cannot Speak Any Foreign Language
The problem with the UK is the teaching of languages. For decades it was always Latin. But the teaching I had trying to learn French and German always felt like I was juggling chainsaws on fire whilst being harassed by a very indignant goose.
The Most Popular Browsers In Different Countries In 2012 And 2022
I would suspect that this is due to great increase of android phones, tablets that usually come with pre-installed chrome browser in combination to the great change in users' habits (we all use phones to browse rather than pcs). Of course, chrome is very fast in browsing...
"I've noticed, especially as I've gotten older, that you only have so much time on this planet and every day that is wasted is a day that you'll never get back. If you want to get out and explore the world you just have to do it," Patrick added. "Some adventures will cost time and resources, but the real question I ask myself is can I afford not to do some goal I have my heart set on."
He continued: "There are so many opportunities in this world that it may be hard to choose, but if you wait too long those opportunities will be gone forever."
Countries Providing Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine
I Made A 3D Model Based On A 1660 Map Of New Amsterdam / New York
Is It A Crime To Knock On The Door And Run Away? (Source: UK Legislation Website - Metropolitan Police Act Of 1839)
The founder of the sub was kind enough to go in-depth about the wonderful world of maps and shared a few reasons people make them in the first place. "Sometimes for navigation, sometimes for showing statistical phenomena, and sometimes for fantasy," he said. "While artistic skill helps, it is not absolutely necessary. The important thing is to make it easy for users to glean useful information. Most maps should have a thesis or a story it is going to tell and this needs to be told through the map."
Population Density Of Africa!
The State Of Global Democracy In 2022
I think the US should rank a little lower based on how things have been going lat
The Usual Time Of Eating Dinner In Europe
But for those devoted cartography fans who have an infinite number of creative ideas flowing in their minds and want to take their work to another level, he explained that a bit of work and skill is required to make their results look less "hasty and skeletal."
"It is not that they are bad," Partick said. "It's just that they don't know that they can make their maps so much better. I'm talking about things like fonts and information boxes, detail and vicinity maps, adding gradients to water features, thoughtful color choices, shadows behind place markers. The subtleties are what make maps exquisite."
Traffic Fatalities, Eu vs. Us
I live in a lighter green area, and we always have a lot of discussions on how our roads are dangerous. I can't imagine living in the red or grey areas. That is terrible!
Latitude Of World Cities Compared To Europe
I Love How Africa's Third Longest River Takes Such A Long Route To Get To The Sea From The Source In Southern Guinea
"The best way to learn how to do these things is to look at lots of maps and see how other cartographers solve these problems. Imitate the masters. Read a few books on cartography and design. Some of the books that influenced me are Info We Trust by RJ Andrews, Cartography by Kenneth Field, and Things Maps Don't Tell Us by Armin Lobeck. If you can integrate the ideas in these books you'll be a league above the average amateur cartographer," he concluded.
Europe Mapped By Trees Per Kilometre Squared (Tree Density)
World Map Of Billionaires
The Old Borders Of The German Empire Can Still Be Seen In Present-Day Polish Election Results
If Only 100 People Lived In Eu
Wine Consumption In Europe
Will You Be Offered Food When You Are A Guest
Hm, in Germany you are usually offered food. Was just thinking about how it is up north of Germany, can't really say but in middle and south you are offered!
Coffee Consumption In Europe
What War Is Currently Being Fought Near You?
Punishment Of Breaking Blasphemy Law Around The World
Europe's Most Popular Last Names
Average Male Height In Europe 2022 (In Cm)
Tell me about those giant Dutch people roaming the aisles of my local supermarket in summer... yes I'm quite far below the average height in my country in case you wonder.
Price Of Full Tank Of Gasoline (60 L) As A Percentage Of Average Monthly Net Salary Across The World
Where Europeans Lay Claim To Their Neighboring Countries
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