40 Unusual And Fascinating Maps That Might Teach You Something New About Our World (New Pics)
With so much information being thrown at us on a daily basis, it’s easy to lose focus and drift into apathy. Who cares about so many things at once, anyway?
No wonder more and more people are drawn to this old-time form of systematized information accompanied by great visualization. We’re talking maps. And not just dusty maps from your attic, but the most fascinating pieces that present things we know (and the ones we don’t!) in a refreshing light.
This subreddit has already earned its name as the ultimate destination for fans of cartography, so below we prepared a new batch of the most intriguing examples. After you’re done, be sure to check out more features of maps we did before here, here, and here.
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There Is A Lake In Finland, That Looks Like Finland
In case you're wondering, because I looked it up immediately when I had learned about it: It's manmade, was made in 1991, is 116 meters long, and a 1:10,000 scale of Finland! The construction engineer was Esko Sääskilahti. It was going to be the Centerpoint of a tourist village, but that part was never completed. The lake took a week to excavate. Hope you enjoyed learning some more! :-)
A World Map Drawn By Ottoman Sailor Ali Macar Reis In 1567 (Considered The Most Accurate In The Time Period)
Concentration Of Castles In Europe
My Dad's World Map Pencil Case From 1961
Map Of All The Counties Of The Contiguous United States Carved From Over 3 Thousand Wooden Blocks
Probably 'counties', not countries. Edit 5 hours later to add: hmm, they changed the title from 'countries' to 'counties' so this comment now confusing, "huh?".
Topography Of Europe
Obesity Rates In The USA vs. Europe
In The Film Rat Race (2001), The First Cow Seth Green Hits Whilst Hanging From A Hot Air Balloon, Has A Map Of The World As Its Spots
Countries Where "Conversion Therapy" Is Still Legal
Americans Were Asked To Point To Iran On A Map
Hmm, makes me wonder about the zoom level used when asking this question. Maybe they couldn't, or didn't know they could, zoom in. Also, plenty of people think it's funny to play dumb or mess with survey results.
Load More Replies...Also isn't Germany - we still find bombs here so no need for another delivery either
Load More Replies...Iran is a LOT bigger than Iraq... I thought they were about the same.
That’s not funny, it’s incredibly sad. All these people were once children, who were failed miserably by their education system. All these children who were never taught curiosity, who never sat on their parents’ lap with a world map. My kids like to play a game where you have to guess what country in the world they’re thinking of. The young one tries to keep up but hasn’t a notion, God bless her…
I wonder how Europeans (mainly Germans, French, Italians, Spanish…) would have faired.
Well, they would at least be able to find west Asia.
Load More Replies...Wait who pointed to Italy? C’mon man, everyone knows about the boot.
As an American, I can assure you there are many of us who can't find their own city on a map. And many who can't find their own @ss without GPS.
I understand that they can't pinpoint it exactly....but to put it in Europe, Saudi Arabia or even Northern Africa is a bit much...
I've learned so much more about Eastern Europe from keeping up with the Russia-Ukraine war.
The fact that someone thought it was in the middle of the Indian ocean
Countrywide facepalm. Sorry rest of world, we are all dummies
I would bet that the results would be similar if you asked a European to point to Georgia, considering most countries in Europe are the size of our states I think it's a fair comparison
Yeahhh Europeans would point to the country called Georgia which is in Southeastern Europe, caucasus region. Lmao. But Iran is a very major middle eastern country. It's not that difficult to know that it's in West-Asia, and where West-Asia is. Most euros would correctly point to California, Texas, Florida, New York. Georgia isn't important enough to even know which general part of the country it's in.
Load More Replies...The fine print says "registered voters" so these are all adults
Load More Replies...Has Russia Been At War With European Countries?
World's Population
I Rode My Bicycle 11,877 Miles Across Europe
Which Country Has The Most Attractive People According To Europe
The State Of Democracy
Position Of The North Magnetic Pole Since 1590
Map Of Greek Island Chains
A Map Of Every American City
Languages Spoken In China
Most Polluted Cities In The World On November 5, 2022
What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe
Why is everybody walking away from Poland? Did Poland say anything controversial again?
How Do You Say The Number 92
Most Popular Sport In Each Country
Estimated Average Age Of Young People Leaving Their Parental Household, 2019
People Who Think Forcing A Partner To Have Sex Should Not Be Illegal. Survey Around The EU
School Uniform Policy By Country
I love how Finland is like "Perkele, absolutely no school uniforms in our place!"
How Much Trouble Lions Are Really In
this is somewhat misleading... the blue is game reserves. There would be near-zero lions left without game reserves.
Forests In Germany, 50 A.d. vs. Today
UN Vote To End US Embargo Against Cuba
Where The Death Penalty Survives Around The World
In my country (South Africa) we have terrible crime rates. Some say bringing the death penalty back would reduce it but Europe is a good example that that would not be the case.