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11 Months Of A Lone Wolf’s 2,774 Miles Of Travel In Northern Minnesota

March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Map created by Voyageurs Wolf Project, via Reddit

The map above shows the 2,774 miles (4,464 km) travelled by a lone wolf in North Minnesota over the course of 11 months. The data comes the Voyageurs Wolf Project via a GPS-collar that tracked locations every 20 minutes.

Tom Gable, Wildlife Biologist posted it on Reddit and also answered some questions you can read below:

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Number of Years Spent Under Ottoman Rule In The Western Balkans

March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Number of Years Spent Under Ottoman Rule In The Western Balkans

Map created by reddit user Porodicnostablo

The map above shows how long the Ottoman Empire ruled the various parts of the Western Balkans. Some regions were ruled for over 500 years, whereas others were ruled for less than a century and some were never conquered at all.

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The Countries In Red Have As Many Murders Combined As The US

March 3, 2023 21 Comments

Map created by reddit user Rift3N

The map above shows a rather surprising fact, the US (population: 327 million) has roughly the same number of murders as all the countries in red combined (total population: over 2.3 billion): 17,250 vs 17,324.

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The Known World According To Herodotus In The 5th Century BC

March 3, 2023 3 Comments

The Known World According To Herodotus In The 5th Century BC

Map crated by Bibi Saint-Pol via Wikimedia

The map above is a modern depiction of ancient Greek historian Herodotus’ view of the Ecumene (or oecumene), literally the the known or the inhabited world, in the 5th Century BC. And while obviously far from fully accurate it clearly shows Europe, Africa and Asia.

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The Most Famous Mythical Creatures & Animals In Each US State

March 3, 2023 11 Comments

The Most Famous Mythical Creatures & Animals In Each US State

Map created by CashNetUSA

The map above shows the most famous mythical creature or animal in each US state. It was created as a new bestiary, literally a compendium of beasts, for the the United States.

Here is a list of mythical creature by state:

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Building The World Country By Country In Order of Population Density [Lowest to Highest]

March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Building The World Country By Country In Order of Population Density [Lowest to Highest]

Map created by Engaging Data using Leaflet

The map above shows the world being build one country at time starting with Greenland (0.03 people per square KM) all the way to up to Bangladesh (1,251 people per square KM). And while, it’s really neat it’s not 100% complete.

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Percent Of Voters By State Who Didn’t Vote For Hillary or Trump In 2016

March 3, 2023 1 Comment

Map created by reddit user ChemAnon2018

The map above shows the percentage of voters in each state who voted in the 2016 presidential election but didn’t vote for either Hillary or Trump.

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Filed Under: United States

Global Warming at Different Latitudes By Year Vs 1961-90 Average

March 3, 2023 3 Comments

Global Warming at Different Latitudes

Map created by reddit user neilrkaye

The map above shows the range of global temperatures at different latitudes in 11 year windows starting in 1948-1958 ending in 2008-2018.

Anything to the left of the black line is cooler than the 1961-1990 average at that latitude and anything to the right is warmer.

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Filed Under: World Maps

The British Empire At Its Territorial Peak Covered Nearly The Same Area As The Moon

March 3, 2023 2 Comments

The British Empire at its territorial peak covered nearly the same area as the Moon

Map created by reddit user jmerlinb; @jackmerlinbruce

The illustration above shows just how big the British Empire was at its territorial peak in the early 1920s. At that time it covered 35.5 million sq km (13.71 million sq mi), which represents 23.84% of the Earth’s land area or equivalent to 93.67% of the Moon’s surface area (37.9 million sq km).

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Is This The World’s Longest Continuous Walk? Cape Town To Magadan

March 3, 2023 56 Comments

Is This The World's Longest Continuous Walk? Cape Town To Magadan

Map created using Google Maps

The map above potentially shows one of the world’s longest uninterrupted walks from Cape Town, South Africa to Magadan, Russia a distance of 22,387km (13,910 miles).

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Filed Under: World Maps

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