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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A Map Centered On Antarctica
Made An Ink Map Of The Grand Canyon!
That is so pleasing to the eye, easy to understand the land formations and elevations, nice!
Countries That Have Had Female Heads Of State Or Government In The Last Century
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.”
15th October 2019 - 1st November 2021: Indian Households With A Tap Water Connection (Data: Jal Jeevan Mission)
This Map Of All Of The Sunken Japanese Ships Of Wwii Is Mind Blowing!
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.
The New Longest Possible Train Journey In The World
Comparative Size Of Australia And The Mediterranean
Odd Places In The UK
Atheists Are Prohibited From Holding Public Office In 8 Us States
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
Canada, But Its Just Roads
It’s always surprising how little of Canada is populated and how the roads don’t go that far up north.
A Map Visualizing The Armenian Genocide - Started 106 Years Ago
Countries With The Most Islands
America’s Beautiful Weather Zones By Mattie Lubchansky
20 Years Of Deforestation In The Amazon
Canada, But Its Just Trees
The World If The Sea Level Decreased By 1000 Meters
Is Escape A Crime?
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.
A Phone-Map Of Ireland
This Road Trip Will Be The Same Temperature Year-Round
My idea of the perfect temperature. All you need is a light jacket👑👑👑
Innocent Opinions That Divide Nations
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"?
The World's Longest Non-Stop Flights
Most Common Means Of Transportation To Work By County. [usa] Acs Survey
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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.
Europe: Protests: 2020-2021
Each Star Represents A Capital City Of A Country
European Cultural Superiority
Modern Greek think that everything has ben invented by their ancestors....
Government Request To Remove Content (Google) Since 2011
Olympus Mons Compared To France
Europe And North America At The Same Latitude
My county is overlaid on Turkey and is called the "Turkey Capital of the US".
“Lgbtq+ Free” Zones In Poland
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.
Paid Leave For New Mothers (Nyt)
The US is just trying to be everything opposite to Canada LOL.
I Found A 1958 World Map While Tearing Out A Basement Interior Wall In My House
Beavers In Europe, 1900 And 2021
Newest Republic In The World
Map For Halloween - Every Castle In Europe
The Pakistan-India Border Can Be Seen From Space
Topography Of Africa
South Asia Is More Populated Than North America, South America, Europe And Oceania Combined (South Asia Is Roughly Half The Size Of USA)
The 38 States Of America, Proposed By George Etzel Pearcy In 1973 Based On Cultural And Economic Relation Of Existing Regions
Some Really Strange Political Parties
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'.
The Search Querys For "How Do I..." In Europe
Relief Map Of Western Europe And Northeastern Africa
Average Color Of Each Country
Date Formats Worldwide
Paper Sizes Around The World
Of course the US had to use another standard mesurement for paper too XD
How People Call Their Homeland
The Topography Of Ukraine
Countries Where More Than 50% Of The Population Is Vaccinated With Two Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine
Cat Map
The Minimum Ages In Which Children In Each Country Can Be Sent To Prison
As an American I've never heard of a 7 year old sent to prison. That's quite disturbing.
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)
Interesting Map Made In 1996; One Square Equals 1% Of The World’s Population
Wow, Australasia with not even 1%. Honestly, I thought we had more lol
Map Of India According To (Un, Pakistan, China And India Itself)
''snow'' In European Languages
What's sad about these kinds of maps is they often neglect minority native languages. The Samí languages have each many words for snow.
This Was Up In The Bathroom Of A Canadian Company I Was Doing Some Work At
Safety Walking Alone At Night Europe
My Grandpa Was A Radar Operator During World War Two, Here's One Of His Maps
A Peculiar World Map From 1581
Flights Within One Country
Amazon Basin
Runic Map Of The Vikings
Eu Countries Pushing To Label Nuclear Power As Green Energy
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?
Uncontacted Tribes In The Deep Amazon
What Greenland Would Look Like Without Its Ice Sheets
Most of the center likely still be ground after post glazial rebound would settled the ground level
A Man Made Of Countries
Piracy In The 21st Century
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.
Europe's Railroads
Countries That Have, Or Have Had, Openly Gay Heads Of Government
Homicide Rate By Country
Nice to see the U.S.A and Russia on an even footing in something.
The Soviet Union For 4 Days
Map Of The World From Its Flight Routes
Gay Marriages
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.
Biden's Approval In Each State On Inauguration Day vs. Today
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...
Percentage Of Population Increase From 1960 To 2020 By Country In Europe (Source: World Bank)
European Languages By Grammatical Gender Treatment
Common/Neuter: Formerly Male/Female/Neuter, but Male/Female distinction is lost. In case you were wondering, like I was.
The U.S.' Google Searches Of European Countries
It seems like most of these are for homework assignments. Then we have..."knight a penguin."
1987 The World According To Ronald Reagan (Version #2)
The World At War In 2021
Armed clashes between state forces and/or rebels... like if a mob of armed idiots try to capture Congress?
So we're letting China off the hook because their victims of genocide are unarmed?
Most Common European Ancestry In The Americas. Now With Subdivitions!
I have to admit I am surprised at how much German in the US there is.
This Is The Farthest Place On Earth From Any Ocean
Manhattan Is Less Dense Today Then It Was In 1910
Poisonous So₂ In Atmosphere Over Northern Africa And Europe Due To Vulcanic Erruption On La Palma
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.
Abortion Law In Europe
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".
Life Expectancy By Country In 1965 vs. 2020
Life expectancy in Russia fell 5 years after the fall of the Soviet Union. But between 2004 and 2019 grew eight years.
Countries Where Covid-19 Vaccinations Are Mandatory For Everyone
The Scariest Thing In Every European Country
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
Us 1956 Nuclear War Plan Targets
Origin Of Immigrants In Europe
Average Fixed Internet Speed In European Subcontinent As It Was In September 2021
How Much Longer Women Live Compared To Men
On Blacks, Asians, Muslims And Jews Across Europe, 2017
Slovakia is really racist, especially if it comes to a Slovak dating someone not-white or not-Christian.
An Small Riminder That This Country Exist(Im From Czechia)
Channel Tunnel Between France And The UK
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.)
Dalai Lama's Escape Route From Tibet (1959)
Referendum To Join The Eu
What Is Your Religion?
Countries Where Military Service Is Mandatory
How Many Billionaires Live In Each Country?
Laws Against Animal Cruelty
What Gasoline Is Called Around The World
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 :)
Where People Still Practice Open Defecation
The World According To Bhutan
A Map Relating To When Counties Will Achieve Net Zero Emissions
Political Positions 2021
Share Of Europeans Who Have Travelled At Least Once Outside The Eu (2014)
Civilian Gun Ownership Per Capita In 2017. Data From Small Arms Survey
A Map Of Italy Made Out Of Pizza. By Modernist Cuisine (2018)
What Is The Game ‘Red Light, Green Light’ Called In Various Languages?
UK here, and I've never heard of "Peep Behind the Curtain". Nearest we played was "What's the Time Mister Wolf?"
The Probability Of A White Christmas In The United States
I'm in Florida, we will probably hang out in the beach at some point on Christmas day.
Europe In China View
How Much Money You Need To Retire Comfortably Around The World
Cousin Marriage Rates In Nations With Significant Muslim Populations
Each U.S. State Split In Half By Population
Every Country Invaded By France
Percentage Of The Population Fully Vaccinated (Dec 2021)
The South — According To Self-Identified Southerners
😂😂😂😂 when you're a great lake away from Canada and consider yourself "the south" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If The US Was Split Into Two Halves With Equal Population
Countries That Once Hosted The Largest City In The World
Alaska And Its Territorial Waters Compared To The Contiguous Us
Us States To Entire Countries Gdp
A Globe Without The British Isles In Sarawak State Library (Former British Colony Until 1963)
