The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land based empire in history. So what would a modern Mongol state look like today if it hadn’t disappeared?
Game of Thrones’ Westeros Is Really Just Britain & An Inverted Ireland
The map above clearly shows that Westeros, from the Game of Thrones TV series and the Song of Ice and Fire book series, is nothing more than Britain placed on top of an inverted Ireland.
However, looks can be deceiving since there are some pretty key differences between Westeros and the British Isles. Here are just a few:
Los Atlantis: What Los Angeles Would Look Like If All The Ice Caps Melted
LA commuters may soon be trading in their cars for boats and/or learning how to swim if they still want to make it into work on time. The reason is that most of Los Angeles will find itself underwater if all the world’s ice caps, sheets and glaciers melt.
And while the Los Atlantis map above is a tongue-in-cheek look at this somewhat unlikely scenario, there is a scientific basis to it.