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If European Borders Were Drawn By DNA Instead Of Ethnicity

June 25, 2017 65 Comments

If European Borders Were Drawn By DNA Instead Of Ethnicity

Map originally found on reddit

The map above shows what the borders of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa might look like if they were based on the dominant Y-DNA haplogroup rather than ethnicity and/or any other political considerations.

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Filed Under: Border, Europe

The Border Between Belgium & The Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau

May 18, 2017 1 Comment

The Border Between Belgium & The Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog/Baarle-Nassau

The map above shows the incredibly strange and complex border between Belgium and the Netherlands at Baarle-Hertog (Belgium) / Baarle-Nassau (Netherlands).

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Filed Under: Border, Europe Tagged With: Belgium, Netherlands

European Borders In 1914 vs Borders Today

September 20, 2016 6 Comments

European Borders In 1914 vs European Borders Today

Map found via reddit user Areat

The map above shows what Europe’s borders looked on the eve of World War One in 1914, overlaid on top of the borders of European countries today. The first thing that jumps out at you is how many fewer countries there were.

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Filed Under: Border, Europe Tagged With: 1914

Saint Martin – The Smallest Inhabited Island Divided Between Two Countries

April 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Map from Wikimedia

Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is one of the Renaissance Islands (along with Anguilla and Saint Barthélemy) situated at the northern end of the Leeward Island chain in the northeast Caribbean.

Fact: With an area of only 87 square kilometres (34 square miles), it has the distinction of being the smallest inhabited island that is divided between two nations.

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Filed Under: Americas, Border

The Amur River: Dividing Deserted Russian Siberia From Populous Chinese Manchuria

May 29, 2015 5 Comments

Amur river

Google Map of the divide between Russia and China along the Amur river created by reddit user jagosinga

The Amur River (called the Heilong Jiang in Chinese) separates Russia’s Far East from Northeast China. And as the map shows, the contrast could not be much more striking.

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Filed Under: Border Tagged With: population


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