The map above shows the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world is between the Orkney islands of Westray and Papa Westray in northern Scotland, the flight is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and takes around 1 minute!

But why does it exist?

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The map above shows the distribution of Grey vs Red Squirrels In The UK & Ireland Between 1945 & 2022.

I’m not 100% sure of the original source of the map a version with 1945 & 2010 can be found on Research Gate here, and I found this version on reddit.

If you created this version of the map please do get in touch so I can provide proper credit.

In the meantime here’s what happened and why:

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Map from National TrailsThe map above shows the 8 sections of the newly opened King Charles III England Coast Path. At 2,689 miles (4,328 km) long, it is now the longest managed coastal walking route in the world.

You can learn more about each section on the National Trails website here.

More about it below:

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Map created by Roads.org.ukThe map above is from the excellent article from Roads.org.uk about Road Numbers: Numbers for A and B-roads.

They explain that:

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Original map created by diamond geezer

The map above comes from diamond geezer’s wonderful post about the busiest national rail stations. Amazingly the top 12 stations in the UK are all in London, and most of them are on the central section of the Elizabeth Line.

The reason is quite simple: “Any interchange between tube and Crossrail [Elizabeth Line] counts as entering or exiting a National Rail station so some mighty distortions are skewing the numbers.”

Full list of all UK stations below with rankings (data comes from ORR here):

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Map created by Starkey ComicsThe map above explains that England is named after the Anglo-Saxons. However, things could have gone very differently:

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Chart made by Dank · JayThe map chart above shows the history of each of the nations (or countries) found on the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. (also see: England vs Great Britain vs United Kingdom Explained).

Here is more about all of them:

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Map created by IrishOrigenes.comThe map above shows the 400 of the most prominent Scottish clans and families in Scotland. The colours correspond to the locations of castles related to a particular clan or family.

You can see an interactive version of the map here which includes the location of 1,000 castles.

Or buy a map here.

Also from the author:

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