35 Times People Shared The Most Unique And Interesting Maps In This Online Group
Maps have a way of sparking curiosity and expanding our perspective, and the Instagram account The World in Maps does just that with its rich collection of visually striking and highly informative posts. From quirky fun facts to thought-provoking global statistics, this account turns geography into a captivating scroll-worthy experience.
We explored their feed and gathered some of the most intriguing posts that reveal surprising truths about our world.
#1 Did You Know That Turkey Borders 8 Countries With 7 Different Alphabets? This Map Shows How Turkey Is A Bridge Between Different Cultures And Civilizations
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#2 A World Map Showing Only The Countries That Have Gained Independence From The UK
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#3 Tiny Bangladesh Has More Population Than Russia
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#4 All Were Once Part Of The Same Ancient Mountain Range, The Central Pangean Mountains
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This range formed over 300 million years ago during the Paleozoic Era when the supercontinent Pangaea was assembled. These mountains are now separated by vast distances due to the drifting of tectonic plates over millions of years.
#5 What If Canada And Mexico Split The United States Between Them?
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#6 The Columbian Exchange
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#7 Which Countries Actually Speak English The Best As A Second Language?
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#8 Dutch Women Are The Tallest Women In, Not Only Europe, But In The Whole World!
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They are followed by Montenegrin and Danish women
#9 Interesting Fact
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#13 35 Years After The Fall Of The Wall, Divide Between West And East Berlin Can Still Be Seen From Space Due To Different Lightbulbs Used On Each Side
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#14 What A Shame For Hungary
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#16 California Explained
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#17 A Female Falcon Was Equipped With A Satellite Tracking System In South Africa Before Migrating To Finland
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#18 The Land Between Iceland And Ireland
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#19 Kiribati Is The Only Country In The World To Straddle All Four Hemispheres
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#20 The Lion, Once Widely Distributed Across Most Of Africa And Parts Of Europe And Asia, Is Now Confined To A Number Of Isolated Areas
Amounting to only about 20% of its historic range.nn#WorldLionDaynnvia wikipedia
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#21 For The 32nd Year In A Row, The United Nations Votes Overwhelmingly To End The Us Embargo On Cuba
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#22 Civilization vs. Barbarism
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#23 A Lovely Overview Of The Approximate Limits Of The World Known To The Romans, Around 150 Ad
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#24 Denmark?!
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#25 The Amount Of Sugar In Your Fanta Varies Widely Across Europe
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#26 So Accurate
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#27 87% Of The World Lives In The Northern Hemisphere, And Only 13% Of The World Lives In The Southern Hemisphere
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#28 In Case You Were Wondering Why More Firms Are Setting Up Camp In Poland After Leaving Germany
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#29 Map Shows The Roots Of The Death March Into The Syrian Desert. Approximately 1.5 Million Armenians Were Systematically Deported, Massacred, Or Marched To Their Deaths By The Ottoman Empire
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
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#32 Map Shows The Percentage Of Population Able To Hold A Conversation In English In Each European Country
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#33 Map Compares North American Climatic Zones To Eurasian Regions
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#35 This Map Showing The Most Valuable Italian Brands Starkly Highlights The Divide Between Italy’s North And South
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