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Palestine’s West Bank Archipelago

Last Updated: June 17, 2024 13 Comments

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Palestine Archipelago

Map created by Julien Bousac
The map above shows what Palestine’s West Bank would look like if all non-Palestinian land suddenly turned into water.

All that would remain would be an archipelago of small islands with the sea of Israel to the west and the Jordanian ocean to the east.

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Star Wars Plot Maps Of The Original Trilogy

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

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Map of Star Wars A New Hope

Map of Star Wars A New Hope created by Andrew DeGraff

The 3 Star Wars maps presented here are possibly some of the coolest and most original maps we’ve ever featured. They are the brainchild of freelance illustrator and artist Andrew DeGraff.

Each map shows the paths of the major characters in each of the original Star Wars trilogy films.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: star wars

Map Of The Town of Springfield From The Simpsons

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 8 Comments

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Map of the The Town of Springfield From The Simpsons

Map created by Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan

The map above shows the town of Springfield from the Simpsons. It was created by Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan (with the link to their website sadly no longer working) and states it was last revised on May 26th 2004.

This suggests the map is only accurate up to the end of season 15 (the show is currently on season 27).

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The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 37 Comments

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The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

Map created by user Rubberduck3y6 of alternatehistory.com via Wikipedia

The map above shows what an alternate United States might have looked like if the The Annexation Bill of 1866 had passed.

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Filed Under: Canada, Fictional, United States

8 Wizarding School Locations from Harry Potter

Last Updated: February 5, 2025 123 Comments

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Wizarding School Locations from Harry Potter

Map created by Pottermore.com
The map above shows the locations of the 7 Wizarding schools that have been revealed so far, that exist in the Harry Potter universe.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: books

Game of Thrones’ Westeros At Night – Dark And Full of Terrors

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

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Westeros-Night

Map of Wetseros at Night, part of Planetos at night map via Imgur

The map above shows what Westeros (from Game of Thrones) might look like at night if it could be viewed from space. In the North you can see the lights along The Wall.

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How New Yorkers See The World: View of the World from 9th Avenue

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 3 Comments

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View of the world from 9th ave

Map created by Saul Steinberg on behalf of the The New Yorker

View of the World from 9th Avenue is a classic map/illustration showing how New Yorkers see the rest of the world. Designed by Saul Steinberg, it was first published as the cover for the March 29, 1976, edition of The New Yorker.

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Google Map Style Game of Thrones Westeros

Last Updated: January 16, 2025 1 Comment

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Westeros, Essos and The Known World of Game of Thrones, Google Maps-style

Map created by reddit user selvag.

The map above shows the entire ‘Known World’ from Game of Thrones including Westeros and Essos in a Google map style.

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What If the Mongol Empire Reunited….?

Last Updated: May 12, 2025 11 Comments

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Mongol Empire Reunited

Map created by reddit user Trapper777_

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?

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Game of Thrones’ Westeros Is Really Just Britain & An Inverted Ireland

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 27 Comments

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Westeros as Britain & Ireland

Map created by reddit user KingofFairview

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:

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: Game of thrones

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