However, some of the dates chosen are interesting.
The Battle That Saved Europe: The Showdown at Tours In 732 In Just 60 Seconds
The video above from mapsinanutshell, shows The Battle of Tours (also known as The Battle of Poitiers) in 732, which helped save Europe.
More about it below:
All The Countries That Have Militarily Defeated The United States (With Explanations)
The map above shows which countries the US has lost wars or other military conflicts to. However, defining what is a loss is very tricky.
European Countries With No Mountains
The map above shows which European countries have some mountains and which has no mountains.
Mountains here is being defined as: “usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 600 metres (2,000 ft) above the surrounding land.”
Here’s the list:
Neo-Tokyo (from Akira) vs Real-Life Tokyo In 2019
More about Neo-Tokyo:
The World According To Bhutan
The map above shows the 57 countries Bhutan has formal diplomatic relations with. Most notable is the absence of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council (US, Russia, China, UK & France).
Here’s the full list:
Cousin (Consanguineous) Marriage % By Country
The map above shows the estimated share of all marriages in each country that are consanguineous, which usually means between first and second cousins.
The data used comes from World Population Review:
Share of 15-29 Year Olds With Two Native Born Parents
On the map it goes from a low of 45% in Switzerland to a high of 99.38% in Romania. (Luxembourg is actually the lowest at just 21%)
But there a few caveats to consider:
You Can Only Spend The Rest Of Your Life In One Part Of Canada, Which Do You Pick?
The map above splits Canada in 6 different parts and asks you to pick the one you want to spend the rest of your life in.
The vast majority of non-Canadians would probably pick E as it includes both Vancouver and the Rocky mountains.
However, I would choose C as it includes where I grew up and all of my Canadian friends and family.
A little bit more about each of them for the non-Canadians among you:
Map Of 3,554 Shipwrecks Around Ireland Going Back To 1530
The map above shows the location of 3,554 Shipwrecks Around Ireland where the location is known going all the way back to 1530. About their database:
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