Map created using Shademap.appThe map above shows how much sunlight the town of Rjukan, Norway gets at noon on the 1st of January and 1st of June.

It does not get any direct sunlight between September and March because the low sun is blocked by the tall Gaustatoppen mountain (1883 m, 6,177) ftlocated directly to the south.

However they did attempt an ingenious solution:

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Map created by reddit user FummyThe map above shows what the moon might look like if the “seas” were filled with water and became actual seas. In terms of determining the seas levels, “it’s not done by altitude, but it’s more to do with relative brightness or darkess. I’ve just increased the contrast to make it more obvious how the seas are said to connect.”

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The map above is a tongue‐in‐cheek (and purely satirical) take on the Israeli–Palestinian “two‐state solution.”

It color‐codes only two “states” Spain (in yellow) and Portugal (in purple) then shades almost the entire globe (including Israel/Palestine) as “Portugal.”

This is reference to 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, in which the Pope divided the non‐European world between Spain and Portugal along a meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Map found on redditThe map above shows an odd geographical quirk. It’s due to the irregular shapes of Vietnam and Laos.

Let’s break it down:

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Which former communist country was the least bad in your opinion?

Communist Countries and Their Fate

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The Roman Empire (27 BCE – 476 CE in the West, 1453 CE in the East) was one of the most influential civilizations in history.

It originated from the Roman Republic and transitioned into an imperial system under Augustus. Over centuries, the empire expanded across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

The empire eventually split into two:

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Map found on redditThe map above shows several historical slave trades in Europe and surrounding regions, highlighting the movements of enslaved people over centuries.

Here’s a detailed summary of each slave trade mentioned:

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Map found on Wista.deThis image above shows four different types of wave motions in ocean dynamics, showcasing examples of normal and extreme sea states.

It comes from this report: Ocean rogue waves and their phase space dynamics in the limit of a linear interference model. (Birkholz, S. et al. Ocean rogue waves and their phase space dynamics in the limit of a linear interference model. Sci. Rep. 6, 35207; doi: 10.1038/srep35207 (2016))

More about them:

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The map above was created using Google Earth images, downloaded by reddit user AbleSomewhere4549 and shred on this reddit post.

Here’s what he says about them and the images below:

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Map created by ObtundThe map above shows a remote mid-Pacific Ocean region which has become known as the White Shark Café.

Located halfway between Baja California and Hawaii, it serves as a winter and spring habitat for great white sharks.

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