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Pangaea With Current International Borders

October 7, 2015 14 Comments

Pangaea Map With Current International Borders

Map originally created by Massimo at MI LABORATORIO DE IDEAS

The map above is one of my all time favourites. It shows Pangaea, a supercontinent that existed from 300 million to 175 million years ago, with modern international borders.

Needless to say it would make international relations a little bit more complicated. Major changes include:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: interesting

Antipodes World Map & Why You Can’t Dig To China From The US

September 17, 2015 8 Comments

Antipodes World Map & Why You Can't Dig To China From The US

Map found via reddit

The map above shows where you’d end up if you dug a tunnel straight through the earth and came out the other side. In geography, points on the other side of the world are known as antipodes.

There are a few interesting things to point out about antipodes:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: interesting

Kiribati & Interesting Facts About Its Geographic Anomalies

September 14, 2015 2 Comments

Kiribati is the only nation in all 4 hemispheres of the world

Map created by reddit user evening_raga

Kiribati is one of those countries you never hear anything about yet has some very unique and interesting geographic anomalies. These 3 maps created by reddit user evening_raga show a few facts about this overlooked part of the world.

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: interesting

What Country Is Across From You, If You’re On A Beach In Britain or Ireland

January 7, 2015 2 Comments

Across the shores from Britain

Map by reddit user TheWinterKing

Inspired by the popular map of Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas, this version looks at the same for British Isles (UK + Ireland), with North and South added in too.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: directions, interesting

Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas?

January 2, 2015 2 Comments

Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas?

Map by reddit user e8odie

Ever sit on a beach and wonder what’s on the other side of the ocean? Well if you live anywhere in the Americas, the map above has your answer. It shows which countries are due east or west.

Perhaps most interesting countries on the map are Chile and Greenland, where it’s possible to sail right round the world and still end up in the same country.

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Filed Under: Americas Tagged With: interesting, latitude


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