Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above comes from Life magazine and was published on February 10th, 1916.
It’s titled: My Country ‘Tis of Thee – New Prussia
But it’s important to note, that it was before the United States entered the war on the side of the UK and France.
As Reddit user Pjpjpjpjpj further states:
This silly map above looks at what Chile would have looked like if it has been divided between East and West during the Cold War like East and West Germany.
West Chile would have been allied with the United States and East Chile would have been allied with the USSR.
It even looks as though the Capital Santiago, would been divided like Berlin.
The original author didn’t provide any scenario how this situation came about, but would love to get your thoughts below:
The Caprivi Strip, also known as the Zambezi Region, is a narrow protrusion of Namibia that extends eastward from the main body of the country.
It stretches approximately 450 km (280 miles) between Botswana to the south, Angola and Zambia to the north, and almost (but not quite) Zimbabwe to the east (see below).
This cave is notable for being one of the deepest known caves in the world.
Here are the key points from the map:
This map visually represents the prevalence of Greek surname suffixes based on different regions within Greece and some adjacent areas like Cyprus and parts of Turkey.
The suffixes shown on the map indicate regional patterns of how surnames tend to end, which can often be traced back to historical, linguistic, or cultural influences.
Here’s a breakdown of the key suffixes and the regions where they are prevalent:
It is designed to resemble a map of the world, with a collection of small, man-made islands representing various countries and continents.
The map above shows the three countries in the world that have elected a politician named Adolf Hitler.
The most famous is the Austrian born, German Chancellor and worst dictator in history who needs no introduction or comment.
His Namibian and India namesakes could not be more different.
The map above shows which countries have and have not eaten their Prime Minister at some point in their history. At this stage you may be wondering what?
The map above refers to the rather greusom death of Johan de Witt:
The map above created using Map Developers shows that you can find yourself in 36 different countries from just outside of Prague.
They are: