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The Appalachian Mountains, Atlas Mountains, Scottish Highlands and Scandinavian Mountains Were All Once Part Of The Same “Central Pangean Mountain Range”

Last Updated: February 4, 2025 1 Comment

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The Appalachian Mountains, Atlas Mountains, Scottish Highlands and Scandinavian Mountains Were All Once Part Of The Same

Map created by reddit user dxrknxrth

The map above shows the modern remnants of the Central Pangean Mountain Range in Scandinavia, Scotland, Greenland, the United States and Africa.

More about them below:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Harris, Biden and Clinton’s Voter Archipelagos

Last Updated: January 16, 2025 1 Comment

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Harris Voter Archipelago

These 3 wonderful maps are all the work of Alex at Vividmaps (you can see an integrative version on his site).

They show the lone islands of voting support for Harris, Biden and Clinton in their respective US Presidential elections against Donald Trump visualised as topography maps rather than standard election maps.

Here are the ones for Biden in 2020 and Clinton in 2016:

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Filed Under: World Maps

World Map Only Showing Airline Flight Routes

Last Updated: January 16, 2025 Leave a Comment

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World Map Only Showing Airline Flight Routes

Created by Kevin Reinhardt
The amazing map above shows the world only using using airline flight routes. The original project dates back to 2014, but still looks incredible today.

Here are some notable observations and trends based on such maps:

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The 13 Colonies of America As They Were on July 4th, 1776

Last Updated: January 16, 2025 2 Comments

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The 13 United States of America As They Were on July 4th, 1776

Map found on reddit
The map above shows what the borders of the 13 original states looked like on July 4th, 1776, the day The Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Below is an overview of these states as they existed in 1776:

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Filed Under: United States

River Basins of Europe

Last Updated: January 16, 2025 Leave a Comment

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River Basins of Europe Map

Map created by Robert Szucs (reddit user Fejetlenfej), see full size here.
The map above shows the approximately 8,000 catchment areas of Europe’s 1.2 million streams and rivers. The map was created by Robert Szucs (reddit user Fejetlenfej), who runs GrasshopperGeography.

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Filed Under: Europe

Is Fanta Named Fanta In Your Country?

Last Updated: January 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Is Fanta Named Fanta In Your Country?

map created by geo.facts_
Does you country call Fanta, Fanta? Well this map of South America has the answer.

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Filed Under: Americas

The World’s Population Concentrated Into One City At Different Densities

Last Updated: January 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The World Population Concentrated Into One City At Different Densities

Map created by atlasmapper
The map above looks at the question.

If the world’s 7.9 billion people lived in one city, how large would that city be if it were as dense as…?

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Interactive Map of All Sunken Imperial Japanese Navy Ships of World War 2 With Info About Each Ship

Last Updated: January 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map of All Sunken Imperial Japanese Navy Ships of WWII

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The map above shows the 637 Imperial Japanese Navy ships sunk during World War 2.

I’m a bit unclear who created the original map, but whoever they are I am really impressed with the work and would love to give them the proper credit they deserve.

More about Japanese loses:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Pain au Chocolat vs Chocolatine In France

Last Updated: January 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Pain au Chocolat vs Chocolatine In France

Map created by francaisdenosregions
The map above shows what you call a Pain au Chocolat (or chocolate croissant in the US & Canada) in France.

Here are the details according to Wikipedia:

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Filed Under: France

Which Cheek Do The French Kiss You On First?

Last Updated: January 26, 2026 1 Comment

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Which Cheek Do The French Kiss You On First?

Map created by Armand Colin based on this map
The map above shows which cheek the French kiss you on first. In most of northern France its on the right and in the south its on the left, although like everything in France there are exceptions to both rules.

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Filed Under: France

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