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Map of the Atlantropa Project

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map of the Atlantropa Project

Map created by Devilm25 (map), VulcanTrekkie45 (translation)
The Atlantropa project was a grandiose and ambitious engineering and geopolitical proposal conceived by the German architect and urban planner Herman Sörgel in the 1920s and developed further until his death in 1952.

The plan aimed to reshape the geography of the Mediterranean basin to create a new continent called “Atlantropa,” effectively linking Europe and Africa both physically and economically.

From the map:

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Filed Under: Fictional

Map Showing The Range of Neanderthals

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Range of Neanderthals

Map created by Nilenbert, Nicolas Perrault III
The map above shows where Neanderthals bones have been found. The map’s author states that: “Known Neanderthal range in Europe (blue), Southwest Asia (orange), Uzbekistan (green), and the Altai mountains (violet), as inferred by their skeletal remains (not stone tools).”

In terms of sites:

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Filed Under: History

Detailed Map of British English Dialects

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 1 Comment

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Detailed Map of British English dialects

Map created by Starkey Comics

The map above created by Starkey Comics shows just how many different dialects you can find in the UK. And even then, I’m sure there are many people who will disagree with them.

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Filed Under: United Kingdom

In The Last 25 Years France Has Built More Miles Of Motorway (Highways) Than The Entire UK Motorway Network

Last Updated: September 23, 2024 Leave a Comment

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France Motorways 1990 to 2019

The map above was taken from a tweet by Ben Southwood on X/Twitter.

It shows a rather stunning fact.

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Filed Under: France

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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Filed Under: Europe

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 7 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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Filed Under: Comparison

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