Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above shows many (but not all of) of the ships sunk during World War 2. The map was created by Rean Monfils and combines the Geographic Information System (GIS) database of Asian Pacific shipwrecks with the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean (AMIO) WWII shipwreck database.
While it’s well known that the mercator projection distorts the world, the maps here show very clearly by how much. Countries close to the equator barely change, whereas countries further north shrink dramatically.
The maps are all the work of climate data scientist @neilrkaye.
You can see an animation below:
Looking for the best scratch map to record your travel adventures or to give as a gift?
Below we profile 15 brilliant options from world maps to maps of the USA & Europe to a glow in the dark map, a gourmet food map and even a scratch off globe.
The map above shows the nearest major US city to Europe, Asia, Africa & Australia.
The map above titled ‘Children’s World Map’ only shows countries with a ban on corporal punishment for children and was created by Save The Children Sweden.
While the Berlin Wall may have fallen nearly 30 years ago, Germany remains a nation divided. But instead of East vs West, the division is between North and South, specifically Aldi Nord vs Aldi Süd.
And in case you were wondering, this is not some sort of regional division. The two companies are legally separate entities that both use the Aldi name.
The map shows the four colour theorem in practice.
The theorm states that:
The map above shows when women got the right to vote in each country around the world.
2018 marks the centenary of Women’s suffrage in the UK and even then only with several restrictions (had to be over the age of 30 and meet property qualifications).
Women in the UK would not get get to vote on equal terms as men until the passage of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928.
The map above shows what the earth would look like 158,180 years after someone pulled a 10m plug in the Mariana Trench allowing all the water to drain away.
It was inspired by a map that appeared in What If? by Randall Munroe.
You can watch the full animation below:
The deceptively simple map above shows which countries qualified for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups respectively.
The genius lies in the use of colour, which allows you to very quickly and easily see which countries qualified and in what year(s).