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Windyty (Windy.com): Stunning Interactive World Wind & Weather Map

August 29, 2016 5 Comments

Windyty: The Stunning Interactive World Wind & Weather Map

Screenshot of Windyty

The map above is a screenshot of world wind patterns from Windyty, an absolutely stunning interactive website, that allows you to see global wind and weather patterns.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: interactive

Where North Korea Has Embassies & Who Has Embassies in North Korea

May 29, 2016 3 Comments

Where North Korea Has Embassies

Countries Where North Korea Has Embassies: created by Avala via Wikimedia

While North Korea (officially: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; DPRK) remains one of the world’s most isolated states, it does have numerous embassies in many countries around the world also hosts many foreign embassies in Pyongyang.

The map above shows which countries host a North Korean embassy, with the map below showing which countries have embassies in North Korea:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: north korea

Countries Where Politicians & Public Figures Have Been Implicated in the Panama Papers So Far

April 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Map created by JCRules va Wikimedia

The map above shows countries where the head of state, politicians, public officials, public figures and/or their close family/associates are implicated in the Panama Papers (so far).

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: corruption

Pangolin Habitat Map: Do You Know These Facts?

February 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Pangolin Range Map - Did You Know There Are 8 Different Species?

Map created by Craig Pemberton via Wikimedia

The map above shows the habit range of Pangolins (aka scaly anteaters) in Asia and Africa.

There are 8 species in total, 4 in Asia and 4 in Africa. They range in size from from 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in).

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Filed Under: Facts, World Maps Tagged With: animal

How The Colour Blind See The World

February 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

How The Colour Blind See Maps - Set 1/3

Map complied by reddit user kalsoy

The maps above and below show how the world looks to people with different types of colour blindness.

Up to 8% of men and 0.4% of women in the world may have some colour blindness. In absolute numbers, this translates into as many as 296 million men and 15 million women.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: colour blind

What Day of The Week Elections Are Normally Held: Election Days By Country

February 23, 2016 Leave a Comment

What Day of The Week Elections Are Normally Held: Election Days By Country

Map version created by reddit user kalsoy

The map above shows what day of the week elections are normally held, but doesn’t say anything about whether the elections are free and/or fair.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: election

The First, Second & Third Worlds In 2016 Based on HDI

February 16, 2016 19 Comments

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Map created by reddit user YuppieF*ckstick

The map above shows the First (Blue), Second (Yellow) and Third (Red) Worlds based on their Human Development Index (HDI) score.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: development

Map of The Unexplored World From 1881

January 31, 2016 3 Comments

Map of The Unexplored World From 1881

Map found via reddit

The map above appeared in Jules Verne’s The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century and shows the areas of the world that remained unexplored (to Westerners) in 1881.

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Travel Times From London in 2016 vs 1914

January 9, 2016 4 Comments

Travel Times From London in 2016 World Isochrone Map

Travel times from London in 2016 created by Rome2rio.com

The brilliant isochrone world map above shows how long it takes to get from London to any other point in the world in 2016.

It was created by the team at Rome2rio, who specialise in helping people get anywhere on earth, and is an update to the famous 1914 map by cartographer and geographer John George Bartholomew (see below)

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Filed Under: London, World Maps Tagged With: isochrone

60+ Reasons To Stay: UK Would Lose EU Free Trade Deals

January 6, 2016 3 Comments

60+ Reasons To Stay: UK Would Lose EU Free Trade Deals Worth £235 Billion

Map created by Britain Stronger in Europe

The map above was created by the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign and highlights the huge risk to the British economy if it votes to leave the EU.

At risk are EU signed free trade deals with 60+ countries (covering an area far larger than the British Empire). If the UK were to leave, it would have to start from square one and renegotiate new free trade deals with each and every one.

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Filed Under: United Kingdom, World Maps Tagged With: trade

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