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30 Unique And Informative Maps Shared On This Group That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)
While most of us use Google Maps and GPS on a daily basis, it’s pretty rare to find real fans of cartography, the study and practice of making and using maps. If you were ever into geography or history as a kid, the chances are you’re not much of a map person.
But today, we’re going to turn this around. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. And below we collected some of the most unusual, intriguing and informative examples of maps that will put our reality in a whole new realm.
Thanks to this awesome corner of Reddit (whose name we cannot mention thanks to the notorious internet police), there’s a LOT to uncover! Get ready to boost that inner adventurer of yours since we’re about to go places you’ve never even known existed. Psst! More awesome maps can be found in our previous posts here, here and here.
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#1
A Map Centered On Antarctica
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#2
Made An Ink Map Of The Grand Canyon!
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
That is so pleasing to the eye, easy to understand the land formations and elevations, nice!
#3
Countries That Have Had Female Heads Of State Or Government In The Last Century
Adam Jeff 4 years ago
Soong ching-ling was chairwoman of the National People’s Congress in the 1970s, which was considered Head of State under the then constitution (although this role no longer equates to head of state)
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Got Myself 4 Dwarves 4 years ago
We have Nicola sturgeon here in Scotland, and while she may not be everyone's cup of tea I absolutely love her. She's so concise and says what she means in straightforward, uncomplicated way and doesn't back down from acknowledging where there are flaws or could've done better - but realistically no leader can do absolutely everything that they want, especially in a pandemic, somethings will have to take a back seat. Now, compare that to the bumbling oaf in Downing Street and the difference is so obvious it's almost painful. Never once have Scotland voted as a whole to have the tories in yet we keep getting them. I'm so thankful we have the Scottish parliament to soften the blow and look after people here. I really hope we become independent as soon as we can, we could be so much better without a government that doesn't match what the people here want, in fact who want the opposite
J P 4 years ago
This does not indicate that women are treated more equally in those “pink” countries. India for instance—is one of the worst when it comes to women safety and domestic violence.
Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
But they did have a woman running the country in the 1970s
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Catherine Côté 4 years ago (edited)
We've had a woman prime minister of Canada for four months only. We did have them in many provinces though. Looking foward to it happening again!
DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
See that tiny little dot above South America...no it isn't a dust particle...that's my home! Lol
Gunner_535 4 years ago
Sanna Mirella Marin is Finland's Prime Minister right now, Taking office at age 34, she is the youngest person to hold the office in Finnish history, as well as currently the world's second-youngest state leader, after Giacomo Simoncini, who has been Captain Regent of San Marino since 2021.
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
She sounds amazing from everything I've heard about her.
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Panda Kicki 4 years ago
Well, Magdalenas first round as leader of Sweden may only have been six hours, but she is back noe 😀, count us in!
BenMaharaj 4 years ago
We Americans are just waiting for one incompetent enough to meet our standards
Julie C Rose 4 years ago
Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan is amazing. Best covid response in the world, and she did it while holding off China.
Paul Z. 4 years ago
Head of state, that is also a queen. The Netherlands has had quite a few, so the mP is not correct...
Derek Clark 4 years ago
Why is the Netherlands not pink? We've had only queens for centuries and happen to have a king now and his daughter will be our new ruler.
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Robert Persson 4 years ago
One way or another, this is wrong. If "since the last century" means since 2000, China and India haven't had a female head of government in that time. If it means in the last 100 years, then PNG had a female head of state until 1975.
ric carter 4 years ago
Ambiguity, damn. "In the last century" can mean 1) over the past 100 years - i.e. since 1920; or 2) between 1900-1999 inclusive, with all the 1900s as the 'last' (prior) century before the 2000s; or 3) only in the 2000s, i.e. "since the last (prior) century ended", but I dislike that flaky interpretation. As for the USA, we usually don't count 'effective'' presidents, like Mrs Wilson when Woody was sick, or Nixon when Ike was sick. We'll exclude Ms Harris too, alas.
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redties_and_blackparades 4 years ago
oh i read countries that cut off many female's heads off i got scared
Sirgreggorygroda 4 years ago
No. Prime minister is head of government, the King is head of state.
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Georgy Georgiev 1 year ago
Bulgaria had Reneta Indzhova as (interim) prime minister in the 90s.
Peter Heerens 3 years ago
Netherlands is missing, but we have had 4 female heads of state in the last two centuries. I.e Queen Emma, Queen Wilhelmina, Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix. Should enough to qualify
Ronnie Cassinello 3 years ago
Queen Elizabeth II was the head of state of South Africa from 1952 to 1961.
Navindu Wijewardena 3 years ago
We had the first female prime minister (Sri Lanka - Sirimavo Bandaranayake)
Meg Sayer 4 years ago
But how many of these are coloured in because they are part of the UK commonwealth, and therefore Queen Elizabeth is their head of state?
Nevid 4 years ago
The president is the head of state but not the head of the government. Édith Cresson was prime minister in 1991 and 1992.
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Huddo's sister 4 years ago
It would be interesting to see an extension on this with a gradient according to the number they have had, but maybe there haven't been
Ladislav Pollo 4 years ago
Uf, Im from Slovakia and we made it at the last moment :D Our current president is woman - first time ever in our short history.
Occasional Litter Box 4 years ago
Need to add USA as well since Kamala Harris was POTUS for a couple of hours recently :P
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago (edited)
I wonder how many of these nations have unitary heads of state? That is, how many have executive authority in a single person, rather than divided between, for instance, a prime minister and a president. For instance, the United Kingdom (and several other commonwealth nations) had BOTH national leaders be female (monarch AND prime minister), which I think deserves special merit.
May 4 years ago (edited)
I don't think they're counting monarchs with no actual power - In Norway we've not had a reigning Queen, but we've had 2 female prime ministers
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Billy Beecham 4 years ago
We have a female vp here. In fact, she was President for 89 minutes. Doesn't that count?
Sirgreggorygroda 4 years ago
No. Unless the king, our head of state, secretly died then.
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yes, for 11 months, there was a woman prime ministress. She's still the only one so far. In France, people elect the president, who names the prime minister. No woman was ever elected as a president in France.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
The name of the role is 'prime minister', it is non-gendered, like doctor or teacher
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Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
Oops. They forgot Speaker Pelosi. She is a head of government. Judiciary, Legislative, Executive, three equal divisions.
Fred L. 4 years ago
If I`m not mistaken the president is considered both head of state and head of government.
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Previously, Bored Panda spoke with the founder of the subreddit named Patrick, who shared some very interesting insights into the wondrous world of maps. According to him, there are many different reasons one chooses to make a map. “Sometimes for navigation, sometimes for showing statistical phenomena, and sometimes for fantasy. 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.”
#4
15th October 2019 - 1st November 2021: Indian Households With A Tap Water Connection (Data: Jal Jeevan Mission)
#5
This Map Of All Of The Sunken Japanese Ships Of Wwii Is Mind Blowing!
#6
The Topography Of Russia
Today, the subreddit of maps is home to 1.7 million devoted members, making it a Reddit powerhouse. But just like any other online community on the platform, changes are inevitable. Patrick told us that the subreddit is doing well, but “Reddit overall over the last few years has shifted towards mobile-friendly content. Reddit used to be only for desktop users. In the early days, the content was mostly large files that were wallpaper-sized. They were great for zooming in and exploring in detail." Those days are now gone.
The moderator also said that nowadays, "Reddit is overwhelmed" with users who only use it on their smartphones and other mobile devices. "For better or worse, that is how it is and that's the trend for the future. The subreddit contains a lot of bite-size Instagram-style statistical maps. The community upvotes this content and if that's what they want, that's the direction the sub will take," Patrick told us some time ago.
#7
The New Longest Possible Train Journey In The World
#8
Comparative Size Of Australia And The Mediterranean
#9
Odd Places In The UK
#10
Atheists Are Prohibited From Holding Public Office In 8 Us States
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Are you KIDDING me? Is this why I get weird reactions online sometimes when I mention how I was atheist and now agnostic (agnosticism is basically a fancy was of saying 'we have no way of knowing'). I cannot imagine how atheism is a threat, but only from my perspective. If someone knows about this or lives in these areas I would love to hear what you have to share
#11
Canada, But Its Just Roads
AlanandLeila Hoyt 4 years ago
It’s always surprising how little of Canada is populated and how the roads don’t go that far up north.
#12
A Map Visualizing The Armenian Genocide - Started 106 Years Ago
#13
Countries With The Most Islands
#14
America’s Beautiful Weather Zones By Mattie Lubchansky
#15
20 Years Of Deforestation In The Amazon
#16
Canada, But Its Just Trees
#17
The World If The Sea Level Decreased By 1000 Meters
#18
Is Escape A Crime?
Guy MacGregor 4 years ago (edited)
Because being free is considered a natural human aspiration. You cannot blame someone who wants to be free. Just a side note: The police will obviously try to catch you, but no extra time will be added to your sentence for the escape.
#19
A Phone-Map Of Ireland
#20
This Road Trip Will Be The Same Temperature Year-Round
TheNewJenBrady 4 years ago
My idea of the perfect temperature. All you need is a light jacket👑👑👑
#21
Innocent Opinions That Divide Nations
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
the question about le Mont St. Michel is only a debate between Normandy and Brittany. (And it is Normandy) The real question in France: "Pain au chocolat" or "chocolatine"?
#22
The World's Longest Non-Stop Flights
#23
Most Common Means Of Transportation To Work By County. [usa] Acs Survey
![Most Common Means Of Transportation To Work By County. [usa] Acs Survey](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/61b760a87adcb_dw5uoboapn381__700.jpg "Most Common Means Of Transportation To Work By County. [usa] Acs Survey")
Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
Of course that tiny red dot of New York counts for 18-20 million people, the United States is huge. If you wanted to connect every county with transit, it would cost about $20 Trillion.
#24
Europe: Protests: 2020-2021
#25
Each Star Represents A Capital City Of A Country
#26
European Cultural Superiority
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
Modern Greek think that everything has ben invented by their ancestors....
#27
Government Request To Remove Content (Google) Since 2011
#28
Olympus Mons Compared To France
#29
Europe And North America At The Same Latitude
Luther von Wolfen 4 years ago
My county is overlaid on Turkey and is called the "Turkey Capital of the US".
#30
“Lgbtq+ Free” Zones In Poland
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Hint: LGBTQ folks still live there. I say this as a queer person. Also, you have LGBTQ folks in your family, school, religious spaces, neighborhoods, etc. We exist. Pushing us into the closet doesn't change that fact.
#31
Paid Leave For New Mothers (Nyt)
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 4 years ago (edited)
The US is just trying to be everything opposite to Canada LOL.
#32
I Found A 1958 World Map While Tearing Out A Basement Interior Wall In My House
#33
Beavers In Europe, 1900 And 2021
#34
Newest Republic In The World
#35
Map For Halloween - Every Castle In Europe
#36
The Pakistan-India Border Can Be Seen From Space
#37
Topography Of Africa
#38
South Asia Is More Populated Than North America, South America, Europe And Oceania Combined (South Asia Is Roughly Half The Size Of USA)
#39
The 38 States Of America, Proposed By George Etzel Pearcy In 1973 Based On Cultural And Economic Relation Of Existing Regions
#40
Some Really Strange Political Parties
Karin Jansen 4 years ago
Just want to clarify, as a Dutchy, that the pedophile party has been forbidden years ago and no longer exists. The weirdest party we have would probably be 'the party for the animals'.
#41
The Search Querys For "How Do I..." In Europe
#42
Relief Map Of Western Europe And Northeastern Africa
#43
Average Color Of Each Country
#44
Date Formats Worldwide
#45
Paper Sizes Around The World
Zephyr Anthem 4 years ago
Of course the US had to use another standard mesurement for paper too XD
#46
How People Call Their Homeland
#47
The Topography Of Ukraine
#48
Countries Where More Than 50% Of The Population Is Vaccinated With Two Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine
#50
The Minimum Ages In Which Children In Each Country Can Be Sent To Prison
Kimi Tomminello 4 years ago
As an American I've never heard of a 7 year old sent to prison. That's quite disturbing.
#51
Countries That Drive On The Left Side Of The Road (Orange) vs. Countries That Drive On The Right Side Of The Road (Blue). (Map From Statista)
#52
Interesting Map Made In 1996; One Square Equals 1% Of The World’s Population
Not-very-graceful 4 years ago
Wow, Australasia with not even 1%. Honestly, I thought we had more lol
#53
Map Of India According To (Un, Pakistan, China And India Itself)
#54
''snow'' In European Languages
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago
What's sad about these kinds of maps is they often neglect minority native languages. The Samí languages have each many words for snow.
#55
This Was Up In The Bathroom Of A Canadian Company I Was Doing Some Work At
#56
Safety Walking Alone At Night Europe
#57
My Grandpa Was A Radar Operator During World War Two, Here's One Of His Maps
#58
A Peculiar World Map From 1581
#59
Flights Within One Country
#60
Amazon Basin
#61
Runic Map Of The Vikings
#62
Eu Countries Pushing To Label Nuclear Power As Green Energy
Ausrine Ciapaite 4 years ago
Nuclear energy isn't as dirty as people think. Actually it's one of the cleanest. You don't need much space for it as you would need for solar or windmill. It is constant and reliable as you don't rely on wind/sunshine. The only thing you need is water to cool the reactor. However, if something goes wrong then the results are disastrous. Is it worth the risk?
#63
Uncontacted Tribes In The Deep Amazon
#64
What Greenland Would Look Like Without Its Ice Sheets
Jyri Hakola 4 years ago
Most of the center likely still be ground after post glazial rebound would settled the ground level
#65
A Man Made Of Countries
#66
Piracy In The 21st Century
J.L. Martin 4 years ago
Welp, I'm a computer programmer. I thought they were talking about software pirating. Puzzled why RU wasn't #1, it dawned on me that they meant *sea-faring* pirates. Oops, my bad.
#67
Europe's Railroads
#68
Countries That Have, Or Have Had, Openly Gay Heads Of Government
#69
Homicide Rate By Country
Ray Martin 4 years ago (edited)
Nice to see the U.S.A and Russia on an even footing in something.
#70
The Soviet Union For 4 Days
#71
Map Of The World From Its Flight Routes
#72
Gay Marriages
Sandra Charlot 4 years ago
Perfect example why Czech republic and Slovakia split ... A lot of opinions are differents because Czech republic is mostly atheist and Slovakia is strongly catholic.
#73
Biden's Approval In Each State On Inauguration Day vs. Today
King Joffrey 4 years ago
I still can't get my round how the US is one of the most advanced countries in the world, third biggest in terms of population, and the best two candidates they can come up with are Biden and Trump...
#74
Percentage Of Population Increase From 1960 To 2020 By Country In Europe (Source: World Bank)
#75
European Languages By Grammatical Gender Treatment
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Common/Neuter: Formerly Male/Female/Neuter, but Male/Female distinction is lost. In case you were wondering, like I was.
#76
The U.S.' Google Searches Of European Countries
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
It seems like most of these are for homework assignments. Then we have..."knight a penguin."
#77
1987 The World According To Ronald Reagan (Version #2)
#78
The World At War In 2021
#79
Most Common European Ancestry In The Americas. Now With Subdivitions!
lilmiss_smile 4 years ago
I have to admit I am surprised at how much German in the US there is.
#80
This Is The Farthest Place On Earth From Any Ocean
#81
Manhattan Is Less Dense Today Then It Was In 1910
#82
Poisonous So₂ In Atmosphere Over Northern Africa And Europe Due To Vulcanic Erruption On La Palma
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Sulfur dioxide is not poisonous in any meaningful sense. Any substance will kill you in too great of a concentration. But it doesn't bioaccumulate in your system and the greatest harm will be the stink of rotten eggs until you are thousands of time above anything you're likely to get from LaPalma.
#83
Abortion Law In Europe
Jon S. 4 years ago
As I understand it, abortion is legal upon request in the UK. Though technically there has to be a risk to a woman's health it was ruled that "the continuance of a pregnancy is always more dangerous to the physical welfare of a woman than having an abortion, a state of affairs which is said to allow a situation of de facto abortion on demand to prevail".
#84
Life Expectancy By Country In 1965 vs. 2020
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Life expectancy in Russia fell 5 years after the fall of the Soviet Union. But between 2004 and 2019 grew eight years.
#85
Countries Where Covid-19 Vaccinations Are Mandatory For Everyone
#86
The Scariest Thing In Every European Country
#87
Tomorrow Night, We Will Have Aurora Borealis At This Time Of Year, At This Time Of Day, In This Part Of The Country, Localized Entirely Within The Area In Green On This Map. Whether You Can See It Depends On How Far North You Are As Well As Cloudiness
#88
Us 1956 Nuclear War Plan Targets
#89
Origin Of Immigrants In Europe
#90
Average Fixed Internet Speed In European Subcontinent As It Was In September 2021
#91
How Much Longer Women Live Compared To Men
#92
On Blacks, Asians, Muslims And Jews Across Europe, 2017
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
Slovakia is really racist, especially if it comes to a Slovak dating someone not-white or not-Christian.
#93
An Small Riminder That This Country Exist(Im From Czechia)
#94
Channel Tunnel Between France And The UK
T'Mar of Vulcan 4 years ago
When I tell people I went in the tunnel under the sea, they seem to expect a glass enclosure that one could see out of. I always have to clarify, "It's under the GROUND below the sea. You can't see anything!" (I could not get my phone to pair with the app that lets you see the outside.)
#95
Dalai Lama's Escape Route From Tibet (1959)
#96
Referendum To Join The Eu
#97
What Is Your Religion?
#98
Countries Where Military Service Is Mandatory
#99
How Many Billionaires Live In Each Country?
#100
Laws Against Animal Cruelty
#102
What Gasoline Is Called Around The World
Flying Captain 4 years ago
Fun fact. Since Vietnam used to be a french colony it has tons of lean words. Among them is "xăng" which is short for "ét-xăng". So actually Vietnam should also be blue :)
#103
Where People Still Practice Open Defecation
#106
The World According To Bhutan
#107
A Map Relating To When Counties Will Achieve Net Zero Emissions
#108
Political Positions 2021
#110
Share Of Europeans Who Have Travelled At Least Once Outside The Eu (2014)
#111
Civilian Gun Ownership Per Capita In 2017. Data From Small Arms Survey
#113
A Map Of Italy Made Out Of Pizza. By Modernist Cuisine (2018)
#114
What Is The Game ‘Red Light, Green Light’ Called In Various Languages?
Daniel Clarke 4 years ago
UK here, and I've never heard of "Peep Behind the Curtain". Nearest we played was "What's the Time Mister Wolf?"
#115
The Probability Of A White Christmas In The United States
Dre Mosley 4 years ago
I'm in Florida, we will probably hang out in the beach at some point on Christmas day.
#116
Europe In China View
#117
How Much Money You Need To Retire Comfortably Around The World
#118
Cousin Marriage Rates In Nations With Significant Muslim Populations
#119
Each U.S. State Split In Half By Population
#120
Every Country Invaded By France
#121
Percentage Of The Population Fully Vaccinated (Dec 2021)
#122
The South — According To Self-Identified Southerners
Kimi Tomminello 4 years ago
😂😂😂😂 when you're a great lake away from Canada and consider yourself "the south" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
#123
If The US Was Split Into Two Halves With Equal Population
#124
Countries That Once Hosted The Largest City In The World
#125
Alaska And Its Territorial Waters Compared To The Contiguous Us
#126
Us States To Entire Countries Gdp
#127
A Globe Without The British Isles In Sarawak State Library (Former British Colony Until 1963)
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