Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
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.
More info: Reddit | Twitter | Tumblr
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
Oklahoma Man Hole Covers Have A City Map On, With A Blue Dot To Show Where You Are
MAnahP 4 years ago
I would spend a whole day looking for manhole covers. An idea for my next vacation?
Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
Try Japan https://www.awesomeinventions.com/japanese-manhole-cover-designs/ And if you want manhole covers as prints, you can google "pirate printers" or "pirate printing"
Load More Replies...
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
? Why? They cover the man-hole. Which is the hole where men go down into the sewers.
Load More Replies...
Mark Kelly 4 years ago
Not sure how that helps if you don't know the street names. Here in Canada we have posts with maps, like detailed ones.
RELATED:
#2
Map Of Regional Rug Patterns Of Iran
tmw 4 years ago
I hadn't realized the designs were local. I wonder if there is a reason behind that and if the designs stand for something?
Jon S. 4 years ago
From what I know, not really. They are just local peculiarities.
Load More Replies...
LadyDelynn 4 years ago
While the patterns are pretty, they are a bit busy for me, I prefer cleaner, simpler patterns.
#3
Animals Of The World Map
Judes 4 years ago
Beautiful, but not particularly accurate. For example, horses are not native to North America and platypuses don't live in Papua New Guinea.
Vuun 4 years ago
It took me the longest time to see that Mexico is a giant anteater. A beautiful map!
Mario Gonzalez 4 years ago
Bison are not native to Alaska. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fadfg=bisonhunting.main#:~:text=Plains%20bison%20(Bison%20bison%20bison,River%20area%20in%20Alaska's%20Interior.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Eh, why bother - they're basically extinct anyway... (heavy, morbid sarcasm)
Load More Replies...
Nyneva Kyte 4 years ago
I don't know about the entire planet, but the continent I'm on is wildly inaccurate
"If you live in a place with a tall hill or some viewpoint, go up there some time and look around. Try to identify as many landmarks as you can. Notice where they are in relation to each other. Look for new landmarks that you've never noticed before and keep them in mind as you navigate your home town. If there are rivers or other features that cause chokepoints on bridges or highways, memorize all the bridges and where they go. In this way, you'll know the layout of your city and how to get around," Patrick gave us some awesome and practical advice on how to improve our navigation skills.
#4
World Map Mural
#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
Confused_adhd️️️ 3 years ago
I just moved from the Rockies to the middle of the plains last year. :( I miss my mountains
Bored Panda also had a chat with Patrick about the current Covid-19 situation worldwide. Vaccines are being rolled out, plenty of map-lovers would love to visit the places they've been staring at on their maps for a long time, but is it safe to travel yet? Patrick was very upfront that you have to trust your local medical and scientific experts in these matters.
"I think we all have to take precautions, get vaccinated, and avoid risky behaviors. That said, I think we need to remember that we're fighting to eradicate this disease and get back to a normal state of affairs. I really miss the freedom of travel. We're losing years of potential happiness to the lockdowns and at some point, we need to open up. Those are issues above my pay grade though and I hope it's sooner rather than later," he shared his take on the current climate.
#7
My Great Grandpa Drew This Map Of Africa In The 1910’s
Forty Seven Pandas 4 years ago
Belgians committed horrific atrocities in Congo... mutilation and killings of men, women, and children. Not to mention kidnapping adults and children to be displayed in zoos. As someone from that region, that is the first thing that comes to mind when I see the words "Belgian Kongo" :( That said, the great grandfather did a beautiful job.
Cynthia Carter 4 years ago
I had a small metal globe when I was a kid and I remember “Belgian Congo”. Now I want a super nice geographical relief globe.
Lydia Gichia-Black 4 years ago
Would be interesting to know why he chose that particular time and continent
Christoph Hager 4 years ago
Turkey was not turkey until 1923. Before it was the osman empire. So the map is newer. But then there could be german colonies in Africa. They were gone 1918. So someone made up this map.
Margaret Colquhoun 4 years ago
Yet Kamerun became Cameroon (British) and Cameroun (French) in 1916, so it predates that. Also, Turkey was called Turky in Britain as Sami says, even in the 1360s during the times of Chaucer so you cannot dismiss the claims it was drawn in the 1910s.
Load More Replies...
#8
Europe In The Style Of Super Mario
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
I love the little volcano on Iceland and Saint Basil’s Cathedral! I need the complete world map of this to put on my wall
#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)
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
I cannot draw countries and I’m older than 12!!!!
Load More Replies... Jim Ellington 4 years ago
I used to draw maps from memory and while the outline weren't always accurate nor the labeling complete (I used to smoke with the guys at work and amaze them by drawing maps with most of the countries and capital cities labeled), they looked pretty cool and easily passed most people's muster that didn't have an atlas open to compare.
Minha Khan 4 years ago
About to say where is Pakistan, then I realized “Oh wait, it’s the 1910s!”
Marie Vallier 4 years ago
Because that person's grandpa was in school around 1910 drawing maps for the geography class?
Load More Replies...There are plenty of people out there who feel like everything's been mapped and Patrick's heard this response plenty of times when he's told then that he's a land surveyor and that he makes maps for a living. "People say, 'Hasn't everything been mapped?' The world is constantly changing and accurate spatial data is a fleeting thing. Google Maps certainly gives the impression that everything is mapped, but there is selection and generalization in their data," Patrick pointed out that there's a constant need to map and remap the world.
"Infrastructure is a key thing that we all rely on and don't realize it. The electricity to turn on your lights, the fiber that carries this message, the water that you drink. All those things are traveling to you above and below ground. Construction is constantly happening along this route. Knowing where to safely build is critical."
He continued: "There are other themes that have spatial data too. Municipalities pass zoning and other restrictions all the time. Cities like London have an umbrella of rules about the preservation of old buildings, view-lines, noise nuisances, and other regulations. Making accurate maps is a constant struggle that is going to stay with us for a long time. As more things get built, knowing where these are located is important. Maintain the world's databases of spatial information is the task of the modern map-maker."
#10
Abstract World Map
Raine Soo 4 years ago
I'm a fan as well. I'd love to have a print of this and hang it on my wall.
Load More Replies...
#11
A Map Of All Of The World's Roads
Dana 2.0 4 years ago
There's something really cool about those single roads going through eastern Russia. Like, imagine driving down that road for multiple days, knowing that there's no other way to reach the areas you're going through. I'm having trouble defining it, but that's just neat to me.
#12
Countries That Recognises The Uyghur Genocide As Of February 26, 2021
More! 4 years ago
London (CNN): British lawmakers have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region in the strongest possible terms.
Load More Replies...
All's Gravy 4 years ago
Shocking. Outrageous. But then, not much fuss is made of the 70 years of Palestinian genocide by Israel, or the Iranian destruction of Yemeni peoples.
Jon S. 4 years ago
Isn't it the Saudis doing most of the heavy hitting in Yemen?
Load More Replies...
Liz the Wanderer 4 years ago
This is why history matters. Mother Britain has a dark history of genocide/conversion themselves. They will politely condemn these things without action.
Load More Replies...
Sara Rodrigues 4 years ago
I'm not entirely sure if this is true, did the person who did the report check every country in the world? And did they check the media or was it the lack of governmental response? Because I remember seeing the Uyghur Genocide on the news, when i was living in the UK
Joey Marlin 4 years ago (edited)
It has been reported on widely but what this is really referring to is when Government's make official declarations. However, the UK’s House of Commons HAS officially declared that the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counts as genocide. So you are right that this is inaccurate as things stand now.
Load More Replies...
CatWoman312 4 years ago (edited)
Since then the US and UK have joined the acknowledgment of genocide against the Uyghur region of China.
Noah Street 4 years ago
The United States was the first country to declare the Uyghur human rights abuses a genocide, announcing its determination on January 19, 2021, followed by Canada's House of Commons and the Dutch parliament each passing a non-binding motion in February 2021
Remi Flynne 4 years ago (edited)
Though I read this "the US State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove genocide." Not sure what that means in this context - I'm not from the US. Edited for a typo.
Load More Replies...
During my previous chat with the founder of the subreddit, Patrick, he told me all about what sparked his passion for maps and how amateur cartographers can learn to create better maps. For Patrick, his love of maps started very early on in his life, all thanks to his father.
“I developed my passion for maps very early. 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 shared earlier with Bored Panda.
#13
Some Alternate Maps Of Down Under
Anna McHugh 4 years ago
Fast shipping from Amazon...if you want to pay triple the product cost.
Patrick Wells 4 years ago
Apart from New Zealand, the football one should read "Rugby League" not "Rugby", there is a difference.
#14
Map Of Most Photographed Places In The World
Mihai Mara 4 years ago
In Australia you are killed before you have the chance to take a photo.
Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
would be nice to know.... I'm guessing the hotter it gets the more photos are taken....
Load More Replies...
Philippa Davies 4 years ago
I'm not surprised that the whole of New Zealand is coloured. Such a stunning country.
Yugan Talovich 4 years ago
You have to understand that half of the photos taken in the Orient are of food.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
Most of Canada is just wilderness and very hard to reach. 85 percent of our population live within 150 kilometres of the US border.
Load More Replies...
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
I took so many photos when I went to Africa, I'm surprised at how little photos are taken there. It's beautiful.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
I guess it's mostly estimated from pictures posted online or appearing in magazines and such? At least that way it would make sense.
Load More Replies... Mark Kelly 4 years ago
pfft people are really missing out on Canada's north. We have the best view of the Aurora Borealis.
#15
The Iberian Peninsula At Night By Nasa
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
One thing I've learned about Bored Panda members: if there is a downside, they will bitch about it.
Load More Replies...
Tiggy Darling 4 years ago
I love that you can see where Portugal is from the slightly different lights.
Sofia Monteiro 4 years ago
Interesting.. We do seem to have a more yellow shading...
Load More Replies...
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Here's one of North and South Korea. You will be amazed and saddened. Night-Kore...1322b0.gif 
Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
There isn't much space left where human beings haven't infiltrated...
“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," Patrick opened up about the romantic side of his passion for all things related to cartography.
#16
An Artists' Impression Of The Roman Port City Of Londinium, Established Between 47-50 Ad
Peko 4 years ago
The City of London is still it's own political entity separate from Greater London. It traces directly back to the roman settlement and has it's own police force and lord mayor.
Jon S. 4 years ago (edited)
It is almost a state within a state. I read a lot of medieval history and it is interesting the number of times the city of london defied kings or forced them to enact a policy.
Load More Replies...
Chewie Baron 4 years ago
Also, London Bridge today is only around five meters to the right of where the original Roman Bridge used to stand.
#17
World Map Resized According To Population
Bobert Robertson 4 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.
Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
and a substantial amount live BELOW the 49th parallel.
Load More Replies... 
#18
The Roman Empire vs. The Mongol Empire At Their Peaks
Hans 4 years ago
Quite impressive. At least over here, Asian history is not taught much in school.
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
How long did the mongolian empire last? Rome existed a thousand years and his culture is still alive
Aliquid A 4 years ago
The Mongolian empire had a huge impact on western culture... heck Europeans have paper money thanks to the Mongolians. Not to mention, one out of every two hundred men are a direct descendent of Genghis Khan... that's a pretty serious impact.
Load More Replies...
Jon S. 4 years ago
The Romans conquered Scotland several times, but were forced to recall their legions due to political crises in the empire. Scotland had a very lucky escape, especially after one rebellion when the general gave the order to kill every man north of Hadrian's wall (which was well within their power), only to abandon the order when he raced back to Rome to be crowned Emperor.
Load More Replies...
Wilhelm Chile 4 years ago
The person who made this needs to be told that when you format a pattern in MapChart, you can make it evenly matched between the two colors and not just plaid so it looks like Rome never ruled anatolia.
Robert Baldwin 4 years ago
Mainly, there is way too much to know to learn in 12 years, so your education is "prioritized" to focus on the origins of your home country and it's predecessors. Its also largely about propaganda rather than historical accuracy.
Load More Replies...He actually came up with the idea to start the subreddit way back in 2011. At the time, he was living in a small flat in Taipei, in Taiwan. “I knew that I had a good idea and it felt almost electric. Like a fork in the road and your destiny is changing. When I moved back to the states I was able to find a career making maps (as a land surveyor) and I am grateful every day that I can do something that I love,” he shared how his excitement for the project grew from a single powerful idea that simply captivated him.
#19
The Island Of Sardinia As Seen From The International Space Station
DaMetricker 3 years ago
Ok no joke how does it look so small lol. Something about this just seems so weird, maybe how many things look like trees, overall it just looks really small and I dont like it. Awesome photo tho
Ross Keim 4 years ago
Can I have some? Of what your smoking to see that, that is
Load More Replies... #20
Most Popular Lastnames In Europe
Phendrena 4 years ago
We are the Borg. Resistance is Futile. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us.
H Edwards 4 years ago
hehehe... but it's actually pronounced Borj with a soft G sound. Joseph Borg is the Maltese equivalent of John Smith.
Load More Replies...
Kadek Crocker 4 years ago
This means that if a man named has a John has a son named Tom, Tom's last name will be Johnson. If John has a daughter named Samantha, her last name will be Johndóttir (dottir is icelandic for daughter)
Load More Replies...
Charlotte A. 4 years ago
"Popular" might not be the right term seeing as most people get the name of their parents (or spouse). "Common" seems a better choice... (If I may do a bit of nitpicking.)
Erik Granqvist 4 years ago
I am almost sure that no one on Iceland has the name "patronymic names" in their name.
AdoptALLtheKitties 4 years ago
We know that the popular names change over time as well, with the increase/decrease of family sizes/ends of lineages. What time snipet does this represent?
#21
Place Names That Contain The Word 'Peak', 'Mountain', 'Ridge', 'Plain' And 'Field' In The United States
PandaMonium 4 years ago
Ha! I grew up in a neighborhood called Hunting Ridge - inside that little yellow splotch next to Lake Michigan! It's in a suburb of Chicago - no actual hunting ...or ridges for that matter
AdoptALLtheKitties 4 years ago
I grew up just a bit north and west of your home. Sooo much flat land. : D
Load More Replies... 
Patrick was very friendly in sharing some tips and tricks on how we can all make our maps look better. For instance, he drew attention to the fact that plenty of amateurs have great ideas, are overflowing with creativity, but their execution needs a bit of work. That way, the maps can end up looking gorgeous and less “hasty and skeletal.”
"It is not that they are bad, 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," the founder of the subreddit explained.
#22
La Plata.. Buenas Aires.. Argentina
Phendrena 4 years ago
Impressive urban planning. This is a clipped and rotated shot though. The road running as a diagonal from the Northwest to Southeast actually runs North to South.
Eslamala 4 years ago
You probably got downvoted by some ignorant douche, but your comment is absolutely right.
Load More Replies... Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
Anyone know the distance of the outer perimeter? Looks like a jogging track but I know for sure I'd pass out before I even made it a quarter of the way down one of the sides.
Sawdust 4 years ago
It's about 3 miles (~5 km) on each side of the square.
Load More Replies...
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Just left of center on the very top... That looks like a running track, but it's far, far, far too big... What is that?
#23
Every Roman Settlement, And Nothing Else
King Joffrey 4 years ago
Nope, they had to put up the Hadrian's Wall to keep Scots (or rather Picts) out.
Load More Replies...
Daniel O'Neal 4 years ago
I was surprised when I learned about the ones to the north and west of the Black Sea.
#24
Ancient Lakes Of The Sahara
Sunshine Sunshine 4 years ago
There still is a giant subterranean fresh water lake in chad. Like the one on the map
"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."
Earlier, Patrick shared that he plans to start traveling again once the Covid-19 pandemic dies down a bit. On his bucket list is a trip to the Baltics, specifically, to the Soviet map store in Latvia.
#25
In A Straight Line You Can Go From Belguim To France 11 Times
Katz 4 years ago
How many of you counted the connection points? Just to be sure it is correctly referred in heading :)
steven mayes 4 years ago
I used to live in Luxembourg. One of the golf courses was on the border of Luxembourg and Belgium. You would tee off on the forth tee and land in Belgium. On the sixth you would go the opposite way. Always thought that was neat.
UnpopularPanda 4 years ago
The correct caption would be you switch between Belgium and France 11 times or something
Jana Rabijns 4 years ago
Ok, no chocolate, beer, fries or waffles for France
Load More Replies...
Wuggerhumphden 4 years ago
Which just goes to show how stupid human possessiveness and invisibly slices the world up is. Nature (and viruses) do not respect those lines.
Yeah, you heard 4 years ago
Not really: you can go from Belgium to France, OR FROM FRANCE TO BELGIUM 11 times.
#26
In Which State You Can Find The Highest Percentage Of People With Ancestry From Every European Country?
Pamela24 4 years ago
Just yesterday I was googling all the different Prague's in the world (I come from the "original" one) thanks to another BP article and I remember there's one in Oklahoma and Nebraska (and a few smaller ones elsewhere too). The Nebraska one was clearly the most proud of its heritage with streets like Moravia (historic part of CZ) avenue and Pribram (CZ town) avenue and the Czechland lake. So I'm not surprised by this and it's a heartwarming feeling that those people who founded the town missed their country and wanted to remember it and now their children are still proud of that connection.
• Lemønchu • 4 years ago (edited)
I guess there aren't any Europeans here
Load More Replies... Sarah Grape 4 years ago
whoa what's with people from montegro going to alaska im supirsed either are actually on the list
Meike H 4 years ago
It's only the highest percentage...maybe in total there are more of British/Danish ancestory (?) in New York or wherever.
Load More Replies...
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
According to your census the majority of USA people are from Germany so this must be really out.
#27
The British Empire At It's Territorial Peak
Tracey Hirt 4 years ago (edited)
The grammar nerd in me cannot see anything except the apostrophe in “its.”
Gavin Johnson 4 years ago
Which is why it was said that the sun never sets on the British Empire.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Because God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark. That's the old running joke.
Load More Replies... Jim Ellington 4 years ago
The British Empire at its territorial peak outlawed using a contraction of "it is" in place of the possessive "its".
Chewie Baron 4 years ago
Just the Eastern side until that tea party got out of control.
Load More Replies... Avery Day 4 years ago
we still have the electrical plugs/sockets we inherited from you to remember you people by... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types#/media/File:Moulded_and_rewireable_BS_1363_plugs_(horizontal).jpg
Load More Replies... 
Meanwhile, keep an eye out for the subreddit’s upcoming 10th birthday. The community will be celebrating the anniversary on its founding day, May 21. We can’t wait for the big day!
Be sure to give the subreddit a follow to stay up to date with the community’s latest posts, dear Pandas. And we also can’t wait to hear which of the maps featured here were your favorite and why. Got any amateur maps to share with us? Post them in the comment section for everyone else to see.
#28
Hand-Drawn Map Of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth In 1618, By Me
King Joffrey 4 years ago
It's great but the problem with it is you can't really see it in the context of the whole of Europe.
J. F. 4 years ago
Upper left corner is the Baltic sea and bottom right corner is Crimea
Load More Replies... Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
Quite impressive. Although, my knowledge is limited on this so I don't know how accurate it is!
Nia Loves Art 4 years ago
Some of my ancestors lived there and one of them is said to have been king for a day https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Wahl
#29
Oldest Still Open Universities In Europe (The Word University Is Omitted On The Map)
Jos Poisquet 4 years ago
Belgium: not correct. Catholic university of Louvain (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) founded in 1425. Ranking 45 worldwide!
Mr Red 4 years ago
Indeed, but the country did not exist yet. So it was part of Burgundy
Load More Replies...
Toothless Feline 4 years ago
The centuries legend and dates on the map do not match. They're off by one century.
Toothless Feline 4 years ago
My bad…it's the colors being too close to each other. The dates are correct, just hard to match to the legend.
Load More Replies... cassiushumanmother 4 years ago
Yes, under Mehmet II of course, and one of the oldest medicine faculty in the world.
Load More Replies... William Souche 4 years ago
France : Montpellier’s university of medecine was founded in 1220 !
#30
People Employed In Science And Technology In Europe
Tyler Sandersfeld 4 years ago
Perhaps, but does one cause the other, or is there a mediating variable?
Load More Replies... J. F. 4 years ago
I love the little blue dot in north Germany - probably soley marking the city of Bremen for the Airbus spacecraft factory XD
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Hamburg, not Bremen. The dot and Airbus. Bremen would be more south west. But there are other firms in Hamburg too. Some game developers for instance
Load More Replies... Ellen Ranks 4 years ago
Hehe... I live in one of the dark blue areas and until recently WAS employed in high tech.
#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 4 years ago
Looks awesome, I am sure it took quite some time and dedication to complete.
#35
Language Map Of China
Kinslee Hager 4 years ago
I learn mandarin at my school but its in America (east point academy) we also speak mainly English its a mandarin immersion school
#36
When Did Interracial Marriage Become Legal In Each U.s State?
Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
I feel like most of the dark red states would still have it illegal if they could.
heidi hunt 4 years ago
If one person wants to marry another person than so be it. We are all human and the rest shouldn't matter
SuperChicken 4 years ago
Very true and I completely agree. Everyone says that love has no boundaries, no limits yet so many people are still very hypocritical about it.
Load More Replies... 
#37
Terminology Of The British And Irish Isles
Lucas 4 years ago
We know. To be honest we don't expect people to get it right.
Load More Replies... #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
Aroha 4 years ago
I personally wish people didn't say Czechia... I still stubbornly will use Czech Republic :D.
Robert Bailey 4 years ago
Well, at least you aren't still calling it Czechoslovakia like some people I work with.
Load More Replies... #40
The Longest Distance You Can Travel Between Two Points In Straight Line Without Crossing Any Ocean Or Any Major Water Bodies
MERMONKEY34 4 years ago
@Jos Poisquet correcting people in a rude manner, just to be wrong, is the definition of idiot
#41
Places Where Johnny Cash Went In The Song "I've Been Everywhere"
Richard Henderson 3 years ago
He did make it up in the Canadia that one time.
Load More Replies... #42
The Solar Systems Solid Surfaces Stitched Together
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
It never occured to me that Earth is the biggest solid body in the solar system.
#43
9 Ways To Divide Kazakhstan
The-JoeBai 4 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
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago (edited)
I can't imagine how long this took to build. I wouldn't have the patience
#46
Map Of The World's Subdivisions That Satisfies The Four Color Theorem
#47
How Europe Is Classified By United Nations
Vuun 4 years ago
My intuition has the British Isles in the west and the Baltic countries in the east.
King Joffrey 4 years ago
Interesting how Corsica seems to be in Western Europe but Sardinia is in Southern Europe...
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I still consider the baalkan slavic countries like Croatia etc "Eastern Europe" welp...
#48
Average Temperature By Countries
Tiny Dynamine 4 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
Jon S. 4 years ago
I mean, even the 'habitable' bits get 3 months of snow, don't they?
Load More Replies... Aardbeienshake 4 years ago
The < symbol means less than. So less than 3 degrees celsius
Load More Replies... #49
A Japanese Map Of European Stereotypes, 1932
Avery Day 4 years ago
i find the image on Singapore (or southern tip of the Malay peninsula?) quite puzzling. The map was supposedly made in 1932, and yet that image looks like the coastal guns that infamously pointed south (the Japanese infantry cycled in from the north from Johore) during the Battle of Singapore, 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Singapore
#50
Number Of Turists Per Capita Of Every European Country
Shelp 4 years ago
France has the most tourist arrivals of the World, followed by Spain. XX per capita is always a weird way to show things!
Hans 4 years ago
In a way yes, in a way no. Iceland is literally overrun by tourists. And since most tourists seek to "do it like the locals", the share per capita says a lot about what to expect. Moreover, a society can only accept so and so many tourists until it gets annoying.
Load More Replies...
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
I can understand why people don't like Britain, but some of the other countries have way too little tourists per capita considering the pictures I've seen of them.
#51
Literacy Rate By Age Group Map
Sum Guy 4 years ago
It's nice to see my home country, Eswatini has the same colour as European countries... at least in the 15-24 age range
AJ 4 years ago
Well done Eswaniti!! It means you've hugely improved your literacy rate in short period of time! I'm glad that the map is getting bluer everywhere!
Load More Replies...
Brandy Grote 4 years ago
I doubt 100% literacy. Johnny can't spell, read, do math, use basic reasoning.... has the definition of literacy changed?
#52
Writing Direction By Countries
Roe Rainrunner 4 years ago
China, Mongolia, Japan are the only countries to serve both right-handed and left-handed people :)
Anggi Santika 4 years ago (edited)
True.. Arabic and languages written in Arabic letters are written from right to left. While japanese, mandarin, cantonese are written either left to right or top to bottom.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago (edited)
That would be China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea.
Load More Replies... #53
Singapore vs. Mongolia
#54
1000 Years Of National Borders In Europe, Overlaid On One Map
Jakoba Wallmeier 4 years ago
And that´s the reason why there are so many castle in Germany. They fought a lot.
#55
How Many People In The Eu Use Bicycles As Their Main Mode Of Transport?
Lucas 4 years ago
Topography makes a huge difference. A cycling holiday in Scotland would be pretty but incredibly hard work up and down all those hills and mountains.
Load More Replies...
kjorn 4 years ago
i guess the smallest the country the easier it is to use that kind of transport
#56
Iceland In The Style Of Super Mario World
#57
1815 United States And Mexico
Dave P 4 years ago
Map is false. Spainish America extened well into the area labeled UTE, most of the north West was Russia at the time.
Jon S. 4 years ago
I think they are distinguishing between 'claimed by' and widely 'settled by'. There were only a few hundred Russians in all of western America, for example. And I believe there had been a native rebellion in the north of of the Spanish territories which had effectively ended their rule, even if they still claimed it. Although my grasp on this period of American history is shaky at best and basically down to one documentary I watched.
Load More Replies... #58
Mediterranean Sea Overlaid Onto The Us
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
I'm from Montana! I would love the med right there!
Load More Replies... 
#59
Capitol Riot: Which States Have Made The Most Arrests?
Losferatu 4 years ago
Ah yes, Texas again leading the way, followed closely by Florida. Not surprised.
Mario Gonzalez 4 years ago
Did you forget about NY following closely behind? As well as PA and NJ? Even CA is among the top performers there.
Load More Replies...
#60
Map Of Traditional Naming Conventions In Eurasia
#61
The United States Redrawn As Fifty States With Equal Population, 2010 Census
Emma Klein 4 years ago
For Menomonee it was a proposed state/state division. They are also a large native tribe in the state. There are lots of maps that show all of the proposed states that could have been.
Load More Replies... Honu 4 years ago
Except it got Alaska tacked on to it. Shasta (Oregon and part of northern California) got Hawaii.
Load More Replies... #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
Shelp 4 years ago
I guess the guy in the USSR was the official... president of that time (?) Because that's definitely not Stalin
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
And nine months later my awesome late grandma was born. Miss you, Kaja!
#63
Maps Of The Netherlands Between The 1st Century Ad (Left) And 10th Century Ad (Right) Showing The Effect Of The Constantly Sinking Coastline
Don Golosso 4 years ago
They did but this started much later then the 10th century
Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
If only there was a way so see a map of the country now. Alas...
Load More Replies... #64
If 100 People Lived In The Eu, Where Would They Live?
Tim Douglass 4 years ago
And this sharply illustrates why a "one man, one vote" system across multiple states/regions is perhaps less than optimal. How much voice should Estonia have? How about Germany?
#65
All Men's Olympic Gold Medal Winners Since 2000 In Water-Polo Were Born In This Area
strawberrywhite 4 years ago
water polo is considered a national sport in Hungary
Load More Replies... #66
Gender In European Languages
Vuun 4 years ago
This applies to nouns only. Obviously, there are gendered pronouns in English.
Aroha 4 years ago
Yes, whereas Finnish for example doesn't. We call everyone with the same pronoun, and actually in spoken language we call also people "it" :D.
Load More Replies... Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Basque is a seriously unusual phenomenon. It has no relation to any other language and no-one really knows why.
Load More Replies...
littlesaresare 4 years ago
To anyone confused: in linguistics, gender refers to how speech changes around nouns in particular categories. In English, we say "a/an" and "the" for any noun, whether it be "the man" or "the woman". Likewise, we say, for example, "yellow" for everything that is yellow. So we are ungendered. In a gendered language, words change around the assigned "gender" of a noun. Spanish as an example. "The" and "a/an" have different forms based on gender - a man is el (the) or un (a/an) whereas a female is la (the) or una (a/an). Likewise, a "male" object, like a book, is amarillO (yellow), whereas a "female" object, like a table, is amarillA (yellow). It actually has nothing to do with pronouns.
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
I've never understood why nouns have gender. SOAP IS SOAP! IT DOESN'T NEED A F*****G GENDER!
#67
Average Elevation Above Sea Level Of European Countries
Sara Rodrigues 4 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.
KatHat 4 years ago
This is a list of all kinds of maps; go ahead and submit a topographic or bathymetric map. The title is "interesting maps". It's not about one being better or worse than another.
Load More Replies... Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Interesting fact: Denmark has a 'mountain' called Himmelbjerget (the heaven mountain) that is 170 METERS HIGH. Even GOOGLE says it's a hill. And yet what did they call this stunted land lump? The Heaven Mountain.
Ellen Ranks 4 years ago
I live in the Lowlands (Netherlands). Now you can see why all our children learn how to swim fron a very young age.
Miss Cris 4 years ago
And the middle is plain but very high from sea level.
Load More Replies... #68
Someone Told Me To Post My Cross Stitched Map Here
Lance d'Boyle 4 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
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Here's a lesser known curiosity: Czech and Slovak and very similar languages. Slovak's months are easily understandable in English (Január, Jún, Oktober, etc.) but Czech months are named after things connected with that time of the year (Ice, melting ice, new growth, oak tree, etc.)
#70
Made A Shaded Relief Map Of Italy
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 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 4 years ago
Spain: more pork than olive oil? Sure? I can´t believe it!
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
'HE NEEDS SOME MILK!' *drags body off* 'Where are you going?' 'EUROPE.' 'Why?' 'I JUST SAID HE NEEDS SOME MF-ING MILK!'
#72
Population Density Of The Northeast Megalopolis, Home To 56 Million People
*me* 4 years ago
Baltimore is only 35 miles away from Washington in a straight line
Load More Replies... #73
Birthplaces Of The 100 Fastest 1500m Runners Of All Time
Sum Guy 4 years ago
If you open google maps, you'll see why south west kenya produces high lung capacity athletes
Mark O. Rubio 4 years ago
Check out the TED talk on it. Something along the lines of Are We Really Getting Better Faster Stronger.
Load More Replies... CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
Kenya, man, I think the babies are born then start their marathon training right away.
#74
Where Each State's Largest Immigrant Population Was Born, 2010 vs. 1910
Víctor Alfonso García Olmo 4 years ago
I like canadians going south looking for good climate!!! :-D
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Funny if they think that's a good climate! lol!
Load More Replies... #75
Floor Plan Of The World - Room Size According To Population
#76
Earth In 250 Million Years With Current Borders
Anna McHugh 4 years ago
Might make social distancing a bit difficult. Mind you, having Brazil next to Antarctica probably isn't a bad idea.
Tim Douglass 4 years ago
OK, I think either I remember wrong or science has changed, but isn't the Atlantic ocean widening and the Pacific getting narrower? Pacific is surrounded by subduction zones while the mid-Atlantic ridge is widening, so how does North America end up jammed against Africa?
Richard Henderson 3 years ago
It’s ok. There’s already a fantasy world set here. Looks like Golorian.
#77
Brazil Had Straight Borders In 1534
Alfonso Leighton 4 years ago (edited)
In 1494, Portugal and Spain divided the world for possession of future newly dicovered land outside Europe. It was the Treaty of Tordesillas. Brasil was "discovered" by the Portuguese in 1500 and this straight line was the border between the Portuguese and Spanish empires defined by the 1494 treaty.
Eric Mac Fadden 4 years ago
Later we made a mess with the given territories...
Load More Replies...
Mikhael Barreto 4 years ago
Those areas were given to nobles/merchants. Most of their names remain on modern States or cities.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Well, there's only one US state that doesn't have at least one straight border.
SM 4 years ago
This would be because of the treaty of Tordesillas, with which the Pope granted new territory to the right of a line drawn through the Atlantic Ocean to Portugal, with new territory to the left going to Spain. Not enough of South America had been discovered yet to know that this line went straight through the continent, hence why Brazil could become a Portuguese colony.
#78
An Example Of World Exploration By Non-Europeans
Aamna Shah 4 years ago
Delhi's definitely not located this close to Kabul. There is a huge country between them now and since I am from that country, I find it a bit inaccurate.
#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
Jeff Christensen 4 years ago
Germany could not call itself Germany, because the soft G is not used in the German language.
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago (edited)
I find these very interesting. Germany is the most diverse one that I know of. In Italy, it's also known as Tedescho. By contrast, there are many countries whose names have hardly any differences, like Portugal and France.
MiniMaus 4 years ago
These are so weird. I mean the country calls itself Deutschland.. should it not be Deutschland in every language? Same with any other country.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
What about Nippon (Japan to us)? There are more countries whose names differ in their own language as opposed to what other countries call them. (Cymry aka Wales comes to mind.)
Load More Replies... #84
What Canadians Call A Sweater With A Hood
Aunt Messy 4 years ago
From Alberta - where they're called "Kangaroo jackets", because of the front pocket.
#85
Interconnected Power Grids
KatHat 4 years ago
Currently living in Texas, I'll just note the following: a) the decision to have their own grid was made in the 1930s, ie not by anyone currently voting; b) the decision not to winterize the grid against all good advice was made 10 years ago, by the Republican party; c) Texas is a massively voter-suppressed state and even so comes very close to voting Democrat, so without that suppression and cheating we wouldn't have Republican leaders; d) without Republican "leadership" we wouldn't have half the problems we currently have; e) gloating over the really bad situations foisted on people who can't change things (see above re voter suppression) is kinda dickish.
Load More Replies...
#86
The Topography Of Sweden
Gandalf the Pink 4 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.
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago
That ride would be very similar through Sweden's twin sister Finland too, just with less mountains and more lakes.
Load More Replies... Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago
Unsurprisingly, the mountainous part is where it borders to Norway :D
#87
Map Of What Would Become Paris In 508
#88
Relief Map Of India
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
It's where India crashed into it. It must have been a quite some speed! :D
Load More Replies... #89
Second Largest Ethnicity In Each European Country
Jos Poisquet 4 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.
Nomadus Aureus 4 years ago
Hungary isn't correct. What you are showing as Romanians, are ethnic Hungarians from Romania.
#90
No Statistics, Just Coffee!
#91
Fasting Hours For Muslims During The Month Of Ramadan
Abdurrahman Hammam 4 years ago (edited)
Ah, yes, fasting time. If the fasting hours becomes insanely long, we use either of two : Using Meccan/Medinan time or following time of your origin place (if you are no native in the said place). But I know some folks who legit fasted to 21 hours, even more. Some are just, like, as long as there is sunset imma follow it. My cousin in Rostock, I heard, fasted for 18-20 hours and they have been there for a couple of years. I assume it is not that hard for them, either that or they have been used to it.
#92
Most Common Car Brand In Each County In Europe
Sum Guy 4 years ago
The UK was like, if we can't make our own brands famous, we are not going to choose any of the European brands
Ian Koch 4 years ago
My mom has a volvo, just something random I wanted to share.
Load More Replies... Random Person 4 years ago (edited)
FIAT ABUSE IS A VOTING ISSUE (i doubt that anyone understands the reference but whatever)
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Skoda strangely enough means 'pity' or 'shame'. I've no idea why they chose that!
#93
The Strait Of Gibraltar (Stylized Multispectral Imagery)
PandaMonium 4 years ago
Very cool! Andalusia is stunning! (I think that's the part of the map you mean - north of the Strait)
Load More Replies...
#95
Here's A Hand-Drawn Map Of The Byzantine Empire I Made A Few Years Ago
#96
Current Phone Codes Of The World
Stacy Parker 4 years ago
Anyone else think it is odd that Canada doesn't have it's own country code?
Huh 4 years ago
I don't really find it weird, the population is quite small.
Load More Replies... #97
Distribution Of Jewish Americans In 2020
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
Most of Louisiana probably have never met a Jewish person, but here in New Orleans, they are pretty common.
Dave P 4 years ago
Small community there, but Remember New Orleans was founded by a Jew. There are Jews in all 50 states, but most are in a few places.
Load More Replies...
#100
41-State Mexico (If It Recovers Its Former Territories)
Rainclouds Radio 4 years ago
Im going to cause an argument right now but... would you really want those current US states to be handed back to Mexico?
#101
% Of Households Who Paid A Bribe When Accessing Basic Services - Transparency International
Strahd Ivarius 4 years ago
They didn't offer a bribe big enough to have someone collect the data
Load More Replies...
#104
A Map Of Google Street View Accessibility Across Europe
Shelp 4 years ago
The Germans are against open street view for numerous reasons, including the fact that that kind of surveillance reminds them of the dictatorships they have known during the XXth century, as well as the high prevalence of nudism in the country.
Natalie Bohrteller 4 years ago
That sounds like people run around naked here. We don't. ;)
Load More Replies...
Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago
Does Google Street View require Highspeed internet(="Neuland" in german)? That would explain the big gaps in Germany
Lance d'Boyle 4 years ago
My heart skipped a beat: at first glance I thought that this is what Yurp was going to look like after the sea level rises.
#105
Suicide Rate Per 100,000 People
#106
Malta vs. Iceland
Marika Miettinen 4 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
H Edwards 4 years ago
It's not that weird when you are there, it doesn't actually feel overcrowded. It's just like any city, really. And if you go for a walk in the countryside, such as it is, then there are hardly any people at all.
Load More Replies...
#108
A World Map Centered On Argentina
#109
The World Split Into 10,000 Equally Populated Regions
#111
Early Islamic Expansion
Dave P 4 years ago
except 1), that is a false claim not supported by anything, in fact the Islamic rulers at the time had their sites on France and England, as well as tried and failed to conquer Italy. 2) they did and were defeated in a series of battles and thrown back as the European Reconquest began to expel the Arab and Moorish invaders.
Load More Replies...
#112
The Majority Of State Names Have Native American Origins
Hannah M 4 years ago
I do find it ironic that the USA, which is a Republic and prides itself on its independence, with a Constitution that has safeguards against ever returning to a form of monarchy or tyranny, has four states named after European royalty (Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia)
Load More Replies...
Jon S. 4 years ago
I was going to comment the same, but thought it was too nit-picky. Still, the internet has not disappointed me
Load More Replies... 
Tim Douglass 4 years ago
Idaho is actually a bit questionable. The name may or may not have been simply made up rather than derived from any native language.
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
True fact: Idaho is a made up name. It's NOT a Nez Perce name Iroquois (which I thought were back east more). Nez Perce had a very large range into Oregon and the panhandle. Anyhow, made up name. Quote: The name Idaho can be traced back to a man named George Willing, a white man and not a Native American. ... The Idaho Territory broke off from the Washington Territory just a few years later, with elected officials who embraced the name forgetting the word wasn't a Native American term – or that it had any meaning at all.
#113
Annual Tea Consumption
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
You can't stop them! They only sleep about 3 hours a night to ensure they keep drinking. 😜
Load More Replies...
Nubis Knight 4 years ago
Just wanted to mention the East Frisians in Germany - they have the highest tea consumption worldwide with 300 liter per person and year. :-)
#116
I Intend To Draw All States And Regions With One Line And I Recently Finished South Carolina
Lady Artemis 4 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'
RadiatorAnkleSpider 4 years ago
I had to google ‘pacific ring of fire’, and learned I’m right smack in the middle of it in NZ.
#123
Road Distances Order In Europe
King Joffrey 4 years ago
I didn't realise this was the case but nearest to furthest makes a lot more sense to me...
N G 4 years ago
Blue countries - which destination will you reach first if you keep on this road. UK road signs also have road names in brackets which indicates where the current road leads to at certain junctions. e.g. at the roundabout you may see Blackpool A583 (M55), which means that exit is the A583 to Blackpool, but if you keep going you'll get to the M55 motorway.
H Edwards 4 years ago
I instinctively find the 'other' way to be entirely wrong haha
Load More Replies... #124
The Flags Of Every U.S. State Made Out Of Their County Lines
Kinslee Hager 4 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 4 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 4 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
Sum Guy 4 years ago
Well, this one is useless because you can't read it even if you download and zoom in
Phendrena 4 years ago (edited)
Bigger, from the reddit source : i.redd.it/9s3a08gmr8j61.png
Load More Replies... #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
Shelp 4 years ago
They don't really "don't recognise" Croatia, they just have no diplomatic relationships with it. Bhutan for example only has a couple of embassies across the world, which doesn't mean that they don't recognise every other country they don't have an ambassador in.
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
I was about to say. How can you 'not recognise' a country which exists?
Load More Replies... 
#137
North America In 1830
Shelp 4 years ago
For those wondering, the Federal Republic of Central America covered most of current Central America, but the map decided to cut directly under Mexico, for some weird reason
Fred L. 4 years ago
The title says North American, not Central America. Mexico is considered the most southern (continental) part of North America.
Load More Replies... #138
The Republic Of Texas, A Real Country That Lasted 10 Years
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
It failed on their power grid, though. Except west Texas. They were smart.
Load More Replies...
#142
Most Googled Countries By Us State (Except The Us Itself)
Jon S. 4 years ago
I don't understand the reference, but West Wales is the traditional name of Cornwall
Load More Replies... 
#144
Motorway Deaths Per Billion Vehicle Kilometers, 2018
#146
Where Fictional Characters Are From In The U.S.
Monique Reed 4 years ago
Hey, can we have Hank Hill for Texas rather than Beavis and Butthead?
Crystal Hudgeons 4 years ago
They never specify where the fake Springfield is.
Load More Replies... #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?
Shelby P 4 years ago
a lot of these maps a trivial at best but this one takes the cake... why would you make a map of something like this where the majority of the population "has no word for this"
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
Hallowe'en is short for All Hallows Eve, hence the apostrophe. Meaning the day before All Hallows Day. So the day before Halloween would be All Hallows Day Eve Eve.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
The Massachusetts one is wrong. We do have a phrase for it: cabbage night. It stems from an old Scottish tradition.
#156
The Cyprus Dispute
#157
The Italy Referendum On Becoming A Republic Versus A Monarchy
Laugh or not 4 years ago
They show the percentage per region, but not the numbers of voting people. The North has the most populated areas.
Load More Replies... 
DE Ray 4 years ago
Not exactly accurate - most of the blue areas would happily have taken Mussolini back if his neck hadn't have been stretched by then.
Load More Replies... DE Ray 4 years ago (edited)
The referendum was held basically right after WW2 - during the last two years of which, the fascists had declared their own country in the industrial north and were fighting against the monarchy and the agrarian south. The fascists were nominally pro-monarchy until the king switched sides in WW2, and a bit salty about it after. Since the north has a much larger population, they used the referendum to remove the king they felt unhappy about.
Load More Replies...
Add New Image
What do you think ?
ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago
This is the stuff why i initially started visiting this site...Nowadays it is mostly woke things
Aamna Shah 4 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 4 years ago
You should check out https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
Interesting perspectives... really enjoy learning new things and seeing different points of view/reference.
Kateryna 4 years ago
They usually are based on user votes--after a while, they are shortened based on the upvotes they have, and the full list can be seen on the bottom
Load More Replies... ivan bolitekurac 4 years ago
This is the stuff why i initially started visiting this site...Nowadays it is mostly woke things
Aamna Shah 4 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 4 years ago
You should check out https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago
Interesting perspectives... really enjoy learning new things and seeing different points of view/reference.
Kateryna 4 years ago
They usually are based on user votes--after a while, they are shortened based on the upvotes they have, and the full list can be seen on the bottom
Load More Replies... You May Like 30 People Draw Their Dreams And Others Offer Their Explanations 50 People Arranged Things In The Most Satisfying Way, Then Shared It On This Group (New Pics)
Akvile Petraityte 🇺🇦
Gabija Palšytė
Related on Bored Panda
