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Mediterranean Sea 6 Million Years Ago

Last Updated: September 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Mediterranean Sea 6 Million Years Ago

Post created by ConstructionFrosty77

The map above shows what the Mediterranean Sea might have looked like 6 million years ago. The creator of the map explains that:

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How The 50 Poorest Counties in the US Voted In The 2020 Presidential Election

Last Updated: September 20, 2024 Leave a Comment

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How The 50 Poorest Counties in the US Voted In The 2020 Presidential Election

Map created by kalam4z00

The map above looks at the how the 50 Poorest Counties in the United States (as measured by median household income) voted in the 2020 Presidential Election.

Interestingly, the split is roughly even between the Democrats (Blue) and Republicans (Red).

And if you’re wondering how poor these counties are here’s the data:

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Filed Under: United States

Map Of The 10 Oldest Companies In The UK

Last Updated: September 26, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The Oldest Companies In The UK

The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest companies in each UK region.

* Note the data for Northern Ireland is wrong, reader Stephen pointed out: “The News Letter in Belfast however predates this [Derry Journal] as it was founded in 1737 and is still in operation today. (Among its many achievements, The News Letter was the first newspaper in the world to publish the American Declaration Of Independence!)”

Below you can find data for the oldest city in 58 different UK cities.

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Map Of The Oldest Company in Every Country

Last Updated: November 20, 2025 6 Comments

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Map Of The Oldest Company in Every Country

The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest company still in business today in almost every country on earth.

They also have smaller versions for each continent which you can see below:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Depth of Lake Baikal vs Mariana Trench

Last Updated: September 19, 2024 3 Comments

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Depth of Lake Baikal

The map above shows the depth of Russia’ Lake Baikal compared to the Great Lakes.

It is the world’s deepest lake and at with a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft) or 4 times deeper than Lake Superior.

Here are some more facts about it:

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Great Lakes & St Lawrence River Superimposed On Europe

Last Updated: September 19, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Great Lakes & St Lawrence River Superimposed On Europe

Map created by Vivid Maps
The map above shows just how big the North America’s Great Lakes are and how far the St. Lawrence River flows.

The lakes cover 244,106 km2 (94,250 square miles).

That’s the roughly the same as the land area of:

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The World’s Most Entrepreneurial Countries & Cities

Last Updated: September 18, 2024 1 Comment

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The World's Most Entrepreneurial Countries

The map above, created by OnDeck, shows which countries are the most entrepreneurial in the world.

They did this by using LinkedIn’s data to discover the locations at home and all over the world that count the highest proportions of business founders per 10,000 workers.

Key Facts:

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River Basins As Countries

Last Updated: September 19, 2024 1 Comment

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River Basins As Countries

Map created by Vivid Maps

The map above is an interesting way to re-imagine the world, using river basins as the borders for countries. From the author:

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Which European Country Drinks The Most Wine?

Last Updated: September 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Which European Country Drinks The Most Wine?

Map created by Landgeist

The map above shows which European countries consume the most wine per capita and which consume the least.

No surprise France is number 1 with 54 litres of wine per person per year, followed by Portugal (50L) and somewhat surprisingly Slovenia (44L).

At the other extreme you have Turkey (1L), Ukraine (3L) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4L) consuming the least.

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Germany’s Economy Is As Big As 22 Of Its Neighbours

Last Updated: September 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Germany’s Economy Is As Big As 22 Of Its Neighbours

Map created Visual Capitalist

The map above shows just how big the German Economy is relative to it’s neighbours. The red and yellow regions above each have 2024 GDP of roughly $4.6 Trillion USD (according to the IMF).

However, the region in yellow has around 157 million people compared to Germany’s 84.6 million.

Here’s a breakdown by country:

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Filed Under: Europe

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