20 Of The Most Interesting Maps Shared By This Instagram Page To Teach You Something New

Published 3 years ago

Enough with the boring textbooks and hard-to-read excel spreadsheets. Infographics are a new way to share information. For those unaware, an infographic is a graphic visual that features various imagery, data visualizations (e.g., pie charts), and short text to help grasp the information more easily. To put it more simply, it’s a story told through visuals.

Perhaps other than being visually appealing, infographics convey valuable information. This Dutch cultural geography & tourism student turned his passion for maps, atlases, and history into a social media project named ‘A Map A Day.’ The creator shares infographic maps and other geographical oddities to provide the people with exciting yet educational facts.

After you’re done with the post, check out our previous articles featuring some of the most interesting maps here and here!

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#1 Everyone In The World Could Fit Into A 50km Diameter Circle

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#2 ‘Nobody Lives Here’, 1x1km Areas In The United Kingdom Where The Reported Population Equals Zero

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#3 Sharks vs. Humans (2014)

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#4 Global Distribution Of Penguins

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#5 Land Use Comparison Of A Typical European City And A North American City

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#6 The United Pixels Of America

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#7 The North American Cryptid Map

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#8 Cause Of Death – Reality vs. Google vs. Media

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#9 How To Read Tree Rings. The Color And Width Of Tree Rings Can Provide Snapshots Of Past Climate Conditions

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#10 Eight Minimalist Maps

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#11 Most-Used Word In Each State

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#12 Visual Guide To Geographic Terms

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#13 States With A Smaller Population Than Los Angeles County

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#14 When Two City Planners Hate Each Other (Missoula, Montana)

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#15 The Many Flags Inside Norway’s Flag

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#16 Closeness Over Time

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#17 The Timeline Of A Tree

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#18 Using The Statue Of Liberty To ‘Map’ How Copper Goes Through The Oxidation Process

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#19 How The Solar System Travels Through The Galaxy

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#20 A Bar In Dc Made A Us Map From One Summer’s Confiscated Fake Id’s

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Violeta Lyskoit

Violeta is one free soul. She feels the most alive when traveling to new places and seeing the beautiful world out there.

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