I’ve been a big fan of maps ever since, as a kid, my parents let me navigate on family trips with old paper Enco maps. So I think this is cool:
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Have you ever wished to view the world from a completely new perspective? This thread on cool maps is here to blow your mind.
1. The Mississippi River and its tributaries![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8sDeWYAAPjxp.jpg&hash=300e41997d7ddc5ffc5b202c401965f3)
2. Sunshine duration in hours per year. USA and Europe![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8s0zXIAAmldM.jpg&hash=8d16028de058d05375cc61e824aff6f6)
3. Gravity is not 9.8 ms^2. That's just the global average. On this globe it is stronger in the red areas and weaker in the blue areas
4. World map according to Google Street View in 2023![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8vUBXcAAxIXI.jpg&hash=bfa8f9e32e7aa060e4c964aeebbabcb3)
5. France's longest border is shared with Brazil![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8wEYWcAAhe73.jpg&hash=0e3117860c935f142c550640f7c7b680)
6. States with a smaller population than Los Angeles County![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8w3xWwAAkQ6k.jpg&hash=7b7ee796e2634b1df98371f43d551fde)
7. Antarctica without ice![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8xzbW0AAHhOB.jpg&hash=a8ffcd113a1fe7310ad89c785a0bdfd5)
8. Global distribution of flamingos![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8yrYXAAAmFcP.jpg&hash=4a09f5fb1f2848c8db73e923d775985f)
9. Where were the 100 fastest 10,000m runners of all time born?![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8zjkW0AAzl1u.jpg&hash=2b9fff7aa814a2c04ee4400ebcaca565)
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@Locati0nsAug 22 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Have you ever wished to view the world from a completely new perspective? This thread on cool maps is here to blow your mind.
1. The Mississippi River and its tributaries
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8sDeWYAAPjxp.jpg&hash=300e41997d7ddc5ffc5b202c401965f3)
2. Sunshine duration in hours per year. USA and Europe
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8s0zXIAAmldM.jpg&hash=8d16028de058d05375cc61e824aff6f6)
3. Gravity is not 9.8 ms^2. That's just the global average. On this globe it is stronger in the red areas and weaker in the blue areas
4. World map according to Google Street View in 2023
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8vUBXcAAxIXI.jpg&hash=bfa8f9e32e7aa060e4c964aeebbabcb3)
5. France's longest border is shared with Brazil
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8wEYWcAAhe73.jpg&hash=0e3117860c935f142c550640f7c7b680)
6. States with a smaller population than Los Angeles County
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8w3xWwAAkQ6k.jpg&hash=7b7ee796e2634b1df98371f43d551fde)
7. Antarctica without ice
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8xzbW0AAHhOB.jpg&hash=a8ffcd113a1fe7310ad89c785a0bdfd5)
8. Global distribution of flamingos
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8yrYXAAAmFcP.jpg&hash=4a09f5fb1f2848c8db73e923d775985f)
9. Where were the 100 fastest 10,000m runners of all time born?
![Image Image](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FGVj8zjkW0AAzl1u.jpg&hash=2b9fff7aa814a2c04ee4400ebcaca565)
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