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"?
There is no question : it's Pain au Chocolat of course ^^
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I'm triggered. It's always been scone, not scone. Everyone knows that.
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spanish potato omelette: with or without onion?. But there is no real debate: with onion of course!
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Germany: Nutella with or without butter? (The correct answer, of course, is with butter! 😄)
Nutella with butter? You must have a stomach of steel.
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Someone is having a bit of fun. This is actually a line from a TV comedy show called Derry Girls. Very funny, well worth a look.
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Depends on the county of course but one explanation I heard was that the cream is replacing butter and so you put the jam on top and it's easier as you apply it with a spoon - spoon of jam plopped on top and giving a quick spread. It is harder to spread cream on the jam. Tried both and they were right about that. Otherwise, can't say I mind especially!
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As a foreigner, I will gratefully accept whichever I am offered
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I think it's a relatively small portion of the US that uses "pop". Also, in the south, "Coke" is often used generically to mean any soft drink.
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"Souvlaki/gyro naming dispute" for Greece? I didn't know this was even a thing? Any of the Greeks here know of such a "dispute"?
Helloooo!!! This is a dispute between Athens and Thessaloniki! In Thessaloniki we call Souvlaki the plain one and if you want with pita you have to say it! In Athens they say kalamaki for the plain and Souvlaki is the sandwich! (Thessaloniki is the correct one😉 the only Kalamaki is the one to drink your coffee with)
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In PORTUGAL the right choice is dicided by the amount of beers you can drink on a single night with your friends. Note: The last man standing has the obligation to drag the others at least to the taxi.
I visited Portugal 10 years ago - what a wonderful country....
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I think I must troll Russia here. The great debate: putin_vote...3a1068.jpg 
Huh. I think I need to weigh in on this one. I must support Braudrist for the icelanders, because it's pretty clear it's bread toast. No idea what ristavel is? Toasted what? Anyway. And Souvlaki/Gyro? We have a lot of greeks here. Souvlaki is the served meat. Gyro is when it is still on the cooking apparatus. It turns (gyrates).
That's what it is in Melbourne, Australia too (biggest Greek population outside Greece).
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Should guacamole have tomatoes in it? No, the answer is no. There should not be tomatoes in guacamole.
Actually you can start a war in germany with 3 words: Berliner, Krapfen or Pfannkuchen. For me it's Berliner
It's very odd when you come from a Krapfen region to the Rhineland, where a Krapfen is something totally different. I can live with Berliner, but not with Pfannkuchen ... c'mon that's something else.
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When one goes to heated sauna in Finland, there's a tradition to hit oneself with a bath broom soaked in water, made out of fresh birch branches (with leaves on). It has a relaxational effect and also believed to have some health benefits. "Vihta" is the western dialect word and "vasta" the eastern dialect word of the bath broom. So, some Finns use the western and some use the eastern dialect word in their speech, which can sometimes lead to some tongue-in-cheek arguments.
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I've never once argued over chippy sauce or ketchup (which we call tomato sauce usually) here in Scotland - but then I just have salt and vinegar on chips, if I'm having a fish supper I'd get tartare sauce, it's the most underrated condiment of all time in my humble opinion! Going by TikTok the argument is if you can pronounce purple burglar alarm, which I can no problem but my husband stumbled over
What's Chippy sauce and how does it differ from ketchup?
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I'm guessing this is similar to the red/brown cream/creamy/creamed soda debate in Australia.
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In Brazil, there is everlasting war between those who rightfully call cookies "bolacha" and those who deserve no mercy for calling it "biscoito".
no, in portugal should be: how do you call a tap beer imperial or fino?
No dilrmma, everyone loves pandoro. They buy panettone out of obligation
greece's should be: Are LGBTQ+ people human?
So, the world basically bickers over food. US version: hero, hoagie, sub or grinder?
Scotland is not quite right. The debate is sat and vinegar or salt and sauce.
the Scottish one is actually a debate between salt and sauce (east coast) and salt and vinegar (west coast) on chips. nobody cares about chippy sauce/ ketchup.
The river Couesnon is the natural border between Normandy and Britanny and it has changed its course. There's a saying in Britanny: " Le Couesnon par sa folie, a mis le Mont à Normandie."
Yes and the south of the Netherlands also 'friet'. The north: patat.
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Australia: potato scallop or pasta to cake? (Btw is a scallop)
Potato Cake! Probably has something to do with whether you had scalloped potatoes, which are different. But honestly, like most of these probably, it's what state/region you are in. Another one is Bathers or Swimmers
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Pfft, chippy sauce (brown sauce) or tomato sauce (aka ketchup)-- well, I am going to be a chaotic twat and choose curry sauce on my chips.
It’s about the tortilla de patatas. It’s similar to a frittata. Eggs and potatoes on a pan. With or without onion. The right one is without! Jajajajjaja
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The spanish debate about omelette or tortilla española is real.
In the US it's now the Republicans and the rest of us who believe in science, vaccines, wearing a mask to help prevent covid from becoming an extinction level event, and having a personal relationship with the truth.
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.
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