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30 Informative Maps People Shared On This Group That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)
Interview
We can’t stop feasting our eyes on gorgeous and interesting maps, and we know that some of you Pandas can’t either. That’s why we’ve put together another list of the coolest content to come from this subreddit that has a dedicated community of nearly 1.4 million fans.
And while we can’t mention the full name of the subreddit (the internet’s gotten a lot stricter in recent years when it comes to certain words! Gosh darn you, internet censorship!), we can tell you all about the project that was started up way back in 2011 by map lover Patrick McGranaghan. What started out as a labor of love has since grown into a dedicated niche for map geeks the world over.
Patrick, the founder of the subreddit dedicated to maps told Bored Panda about how we can improve our spatial awareness and navigational skills. "The older I get, the more I realize that spatial awareness just comes naturally to some people, and for others, it's a struggle," he said, highlighting that practice and repetition are key to honing this skill.
However, just like spell check can make our grammar skills go numb, so can GPS and easily accessible digital maps harm our ability to orient ourselves. "In a way, reliance on Google Maps has made us dumber. We let the navigation app do all the work for us and don't engage with making the decisions," Patrick said. Be sure to read on for the rest of our latest interview with the subreddit's founder, Patrick, below.
In the mood for some more amazing maps? We know you are! When you’re done upvoting your fave maps in this list, check out Bored Panda’s previous posts about the cartography-loving community here, here, and here.
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#1
Oklahoma Man Hole Covers Have A City Map On, With A Blue Dot To Show Where You Are
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#2
Map Of Regional Rug Patterns Of Iran
#3
Animals Of The World Map
#5
Someone Joked That Instead Of Google Earth I Should Make Doodle Earth. I Liked The Idea So I Gave It A Shot
#6
United States Elevation Map
#7
My Great Grandpa Drew This Map Of Africa In The 1910’s
#8
Europe In The Style Of Super Mario
#9
Since You All Liked My Great Grandpa’s Drawing Of Africa At Age 12, Here’s One He Did Of Asia (Ca. 1910’s)
#11
A Map Of All Of The World's Roads
#12
Countries That Recognises The Uyghur Genocide As Of February 26, 2021
#13
Some Alternate Maps Of Down Under
#14
Map Of Most Photographed Places In The World
Mihai Mara 5 years ago
In Australia you are killed before you have the chance to take a photo.
#15
The Iberian Peninsula At Night By Nasa
#16
An Artists' Impression Of The Roman Port City Of Londinium, Established Between 47-50 Ad
#17
World Map Resized According To Population
Bobert Robertson 5 years ago
As a Canadian, that map is pretty accurate to where most of us already live anyway.... the rest is (more or less) vacant, minus some sporadic beautiful towns in the territories.
#18
The Roman Empire vs. The Mongol Empire At Their Peaks
#19
The Island Of Sardinia As Seen From The International Space Station
#20
Most Popular Lastnames In Europe
#21
Place Names That Contain The Word 'Peak', 'Mountain', 'Ridge', 'Plain' And 'Field' In The United States
#22
La Plata.. Buenas Aires.. Argentina
#23
Every Roman Settlement, And Nothing Else
#24
Ancient Lakes Of The Sahara
#25
In A Straight Line You Can Go From Belguim To France 11 Times
#26
In Which State You Can Find The Highest Percentage Of People With Ancestry From Every European Country?
#27
The British Empire At It's Territorial Peak
#28
Hand-Drawn Map Of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth In 1618, By Me
#29
Oldest Still Open Universities In Europe (The Word University Is Omitted On The Map)
Jos Poisquet 5 years ago
Belgium: not correct. Catholic university of Louvain (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) founded in 1425. Ranking 45 worldwide!
#30
People Employed In Science And Technology In Europe
#31
Un Member Country That Does Not Recognise China
#32
Nobody Lives Here - Norway: Green Blocks Of 25km2 Where Nobody Lives
#33
Parliament Seating Arrangements
#34
Geological Map Of North America
Mihai Mara 5 years ago
Looks awesome, I am sure it took quite some time and dedication to complete.
#35
Language Map Of China
#36
When Did Interracial Marriage Become Legal In Each U.s State?
#37
Terminology Of The British And Irish Isles
#38
Central Amsterdam In 3D, With Buildings Coloured By Age
#39
If You Connect The Easternmost Point With The Westernmost Point And The Northernmost With The Southernmost In Czechia, Prague Lies Almost Perfectly At The Intersection
#40
The Longest Distance You Can Travel Between Two Points In Straight Line Without Crossing Any Ocean Or Any Major Water Bodies
#41
Places Where Johnny Cash Went In The Song "I've Been Everywhere"
#42
The Solar Systems Solid Surfaces Stitched Together
#43
9 Ways To Divide Kazakhstan
The-JoeBai 5 years ago
So the laidback people are the ones doing bride kidnappings, according to this?!
#44
I Drove Across The USA Visiting A Sawmill In Every State And Made A Map Of Local Woods!
#45
Huge Scale Model Of The Port Of Montreal At The Port Hq
#46
Map Of The World's Subdivisions That Satisfies The Four Color Theorem
#47
How Europe Is Classified By United Nations
#48
Average Temperature By Countries
Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
This will tie in very closely with skin tones of people, which shows why we are the way we are. That is all that skin tones tell us. #endracism
#49
A Japanese Map Of European Stereotypes, 1932
#50
Number Of Turists Per Capita Of Every European Country
#51
Literacy Rate By Age Group Map
#52
Writing Direction By Countries
#53
Singapore vs. Mongolia
#54
1000 Years Of National Borders In Europe, Overlaid On One Map
#55
How Many People In The Eu Use Bicycles As Their Main Mode Of Transport?
#56
Iceland In The Style Of Super Mario World
#57
1815 United States And Mexico
#58
Mediterranean Sea Overlaid Onto The Us
#59
Capitol Riot: Which States Have Made The Most Arrests?
#60
Map Of Traditional Naming Conventions In Eurasia
#61
The United States Redrawn As Fifty States With Equal Population, 2010 Census
#62
Map Of European Heads Of States (Presidents, Kings, Ect.) In January 1930, This Time Also Including Governors Of Colonies. Yes, King Michael Of Romania Was Only 9 At This Point
#63
Maps Of The Netherlands Between The 1st Century Ad (Left) And 10th Century Ad (Right) Showing The Effect Of The Constantly Sinking Coastline
#64
If 100 People Lived In The Eu, Where Would They Live?
#65
All Men's Olympic Gold Medal Winners Since 2000 In Water-Polo Were Born In This Area
#66
Gender In European Languages
#67
Average Elevation Above Sea Level Of European Countries
Sara Rodrigues 5 years ago
Average elevation is the worst possible way to show the topography of the different countries, as geology doesn't care about borders. It would be better to show a topographic or bathymetric map of Europe.
#68
Someone Told Me To Post My Cross Stitched Map Here
Lance d'Boyle 5 years ago
Huh, someone told me to look for a cross stitched map here. I think we're being set up.
#69
‘March’ In European Languages
#70
Made A Shaded Relief Map Of Italy
CrunChewy McSandybutt 5 years ago
I recently saw a video of drones flying around the Italian Alps and holy moly that was awe-inspiring.
#71
European Countries By Most Produced Agricultural Product By Value
Víctor Alfonso García Olmo 5 years ago
Spain: more pork than olive oil? Sure? I can´t believe it!
#72
Population Density Of The Northeast Megalopolis, Home To 56 Million People
#73
Birthplaces Of The 100 Fastest 1500m Runners Of All Time
#74
Where Each State's Largest Immigrant Population Was Born, 2010 vs. 1910
#75
Floor Plan Of The World - Room Size According To Population
#76
Earth In 250 Million Years With Current Borders
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
Might make social distancing a bit difficult. Mind you, having Brazil next to Antarctica probably isn't a bad idea.
#77
Brazil Had Straight Borders In 1534
#78
An Example Of World Exploration By Non-Europeans
#79
Isochronic Map Of Travel Times Between Paris And The Main Cities Of France In 1700s (Map Made In 1898)
#80
Light Pollution In North Korea vs. South Korea
#81
Average Flag Color By Latitude
#83
The Name For 'Germany' In European Languages
#84
What Canadians Call A Sweater With A Hood
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
From Alberta - where they're called "Kangaroo jackets", because of the front pocket.
#85
Interconnected Power Grids
#86
The Topography Of Sweden
Gandalf the Pink 5 years ago (edited)
Sweden has a bigger surface area than Germany so it's really a giant country (in European standards) but Germany has about 8 times as many people, so Sweden is really, really empty. Because how long it is, driving from south to north is about as long as from Los Angeles to Seattle. That ride would take you from coastlands, through plains and moorlands, decidous forests, mix forests, pine forests, highlands, pine forests, a lot fo pine forests, did I mention pine forests, arctic moorlands, arctic mountain ranges and finally arctic tundra.
#87
Map Of What Would Become Paris In 508
#88
Relief Map Of India
#89
Second Largest Ethnicity In Each European Country
Jos Poisquet 5 years ago
Belgium: not correct at all: The largest foreign nationality group are the Dutch. At the beginning of 2020, this involved almost 144,000 people, which corresponds to 23% of the total number of foreigners. This is followed by the Romanians, Poles, Moroccans, Bulgarians, Italians, Spaniards and French. The Turks and Portuguese complete the top 10.
#90
No Statistics, Just Coffee!
#91
Fasting Hours For Muslims During The Month Of Ramadan
#92
Most Common Car Brand In Each County In Europe
#93
The Strait Of Gibraltar (Stylized Multispectral Imagery)
#95
Here's A Hand-Drawn Map Of The Byzantine Empire I Made A Few Years Ago
#96
Current Phone Codes Of The World
#97
Distribution Of Jewish Americans In 2020
#100
41-State Mexico (If It Recovers Its Former Territories)
#101
% Of Households Who Paid A Bribe When Accessing Basic Services - Transparency International
#104
A Map Of Google Street View Accessibility Across Europe
#105
Suicide Rate Per 100,000 People
#106
Malta vs. Iceland
Marika Miettinen 5 years ago
Malta is so weird. Half the size of my hometown and the population difference is so huge. We only have around 14k people living here. Sure, I've lived in bigger cities too, but it's just hard to imagine so many people in such a small area :D
#108
A World Map Centered On Argentina
#109
The World Split Into 10,000 Equally Populated Regions
#111
Early Islamic Expansion
#112
The Majority Of State Names Have Native American Origins
#113
Annual Tea Consumption
#116
I Intend To Draw All States And Regions With One Line And I Recently Finished South Carolina
Lady Artemis 5 years ago
I may have permanently damaged my eyes searching for the start and end points.
#117
Most Common Destination Of Emigrants In Europe
#118
If 100 People Lived In The Arab League, Where Would They Live?
#119
Here I Present To You The Worst Map Projection Ever: The Hotine Oblique Projection
#120
Percentage Of People Living In Apartments In Europe
#122
The Pacific 'Ring Of Fire'
#123
Road Distances Order In Europe
King Joffrey 5 years ago
I didn't realise this was the case but nearest to furthest makes a lot more sense to me...
#124
The Flags Of Every U.S. State Made Out Of Their County Lines
Kinslee Hager 5 years ago (edited)
OOF my states(south carolina) looks almost nothing as the flag lol the tree
#126
The Trade Routes Between China, India And Rome Around Year 100
#127
A French Map Showing Europe Compared To The Colonies Of Portugal
Shelp 5 years ago
This is not a French map, this is a Portuguese map printed in Lisbon and meant to serve as a mean of propaganda for the Estado Novo dictatorship. The map exists in French and in English and this appears to be the French version. It has some flaws (Lithuania being labelled as East Prussia, for example) and the French is not perfect. And, of course, this is propaganda.
#128
Religion Map Of Germany
#129
Leading Import Source Of Africa
Radek Suski 5 years ago
We stole everything from them first, screwed entire countries and now we are selling them subventioned products and screwing their economies
#132
Oldest Companies Around The World That Are Still In Business
#133
Actual Eez vs. Turkish Style Eez — Case Study: If Applied The Turkish Logic, The Eez (Exclusive Economic Zone) Of The USA Would Include Large Areas Of The Pacific Ocean, Contrary To International Law
#134
My Covid Project: Travel As Many Roads As I Can In Minnesota
#135
Countries That Dont Recognize Croatia
#137
North America In 1830
#138
The Republic Of Texas, A Real Country That Lasted 10 Years
#142
Most Googled Countries By Us State (Except The Us Itself)
#144
Motorway Deaths Per Billion Vehicle Kilometers, 2018
#146
Where Fictional Characters Are From In The U.S.
#147
Purchased Territories Of The United States
#148
If You Draw "Straight" Lines Between The Northern And Southern Most Points In The Contiguous Us Along With The Eastern And Western Most Points The Two Lines Never Intersect
#151
What Do You Call The Night Before Halloween?
#156
The Cyprus Dispute
#157
The Italy Referendum On Becoming A Republic Versus A Monarchy
#161
I Tracked Almost Every Day At My Home Ski Resort The Past Couple Years
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What do you think ?
ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago
This is the stuff why i initially started visiting this site...Nowadays it is mostly woke things
Aamna Shah 5 years ago
These are the kinds of posts I'd love to see more of although hopefully with a bit more emphasis on Asia and Africa.
Philippe Jespersen 5 years ago
You should check out https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/
Load More Replies... ivan bolitekurac 5 years ago
This is the stuff why i initially started visiting this site...Nowadays it is mostly woke things
Aamna Shah 5 years ago
These are the kinds of posts I'd love to see more of although hopefully with a bit more emphasis on Asia and Africa.
Philippe Jespersen 5 years ago
You should check out https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/
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