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Maps that explain the world. See more Vivid Maps here: https://vividmaps.com/
Edward Quin's 1856 atlas documents when each part of the world became known to Western civilization, 2348 BC to 1811 AD. Romans didn't know about the Americas. Napoleon didn't know about Antarctica. vividmaps.com/mapping-worl...
10.02.2026 17:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trump's vs. Putin's Approval Ratings in Europe, 2026
#Trump #Putin
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: -22Β°C (53Β°N)
Dublin: 2Β°C (53Β°N)
The Gulf Stream creates 20-24Β°C gaps across the entire North Atlantic.
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#climate #atlantic
The most common natural disasters across the United States.
#UnitedStates
27 countries write in scripts they invented. Everyone else borrowed.
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#languages
Immigration by Country: A World Map of Foreign-Born Populations www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUBN...
#immigration
Housing prices in 2000 vs 2026, adjusted for inflation.
Key findings:
β 2000: Zero states above $200k average
β 2026: Only MS and WV below $200k
β Hawaii: +122% above inflation
β Louisiana: Only state with negative real growth. vividmaps.com/housing-pric...
#unitedstates #realestate
U.S. states in classical Latin:
New York β Novum Eboracum (Eboracum = Roman York)
Pennsylvania β SilvΔnia Penni
Rhode Island β Insula RhodΔnsis
Vermont β Mons Viridis
Massachusetts β MassaciussΔta
Idaho β Idahum
vividmaps.com/united-state...
#unitedstates #romanempire
The Best World Atlases in 2026
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#atals #maps
The linguistics of U.S. state names:
π’ Indigenous (25): Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian + others
π‘ Spanish (5): Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
π΅ English (5): New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Indiana, Washington
vividmaps.com/us-states-na...
America's Safest vs Most Dangerous States
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3oA...
#unitedstates #crime
Coordinate Converter: DMS β Decimal Degrees
vividmaps.com/convert-lati...
How much land does food need?
Beef: 326 mΒ²/kg
Chicken: 12 mΒ²/kg
Peas: 7.5 mΒ²/kg
Tomatoes: 0.8 mΒ²/kg
The efficiency gap between animal products and plant foods is massive.
vividmaps.com/global-agric...
#agriculture
When Countries Hit 30 Million People β From Ancient Times to the Future
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNu...
101.9 million hectares of new cropland worldwide from 2000-2019.
Africa: +53.2M ha
South America: +37.1M ha
Europe: +0.9M ha
Southeast Asia: -1.6M ha (only region that shrank)
vividmaps.com/global-agric...
#croplands
Europe's economic power in 1938 tells you everything about the war that followed.
Germany: $77.2B ($10,500 per capita)
USSR: $76.0B ($4,500 per capita)
vividmaps.com/gdp-before-s...
βοΈ Solar: >6.5 kWh/mΒ²/day in Southwest (CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX)
π¬οΈ Wind: >10 m/s at 100m height (coastal CA, Great Lakes, Rockies, Atlantic)
vividmaps.com/us-solar-win...
#unitedstates #solarenergy #windenergy
Just mapped where all 2.5 billion Christians actually live.
Africa: 754M (!)
South America: 620M
Europe: 552M
Asia: 417M
N. America: 272M
vividmaps.com/christianity...
#christianity
3D County Borders of the U.S. Based on Elevation, Rainfall & Population
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YotC...
#maps
Russia is 2.4 miles from the USA in the Bering Strait.
Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (Alaska) sit on different sides of the International Date Line.
vividmaps.com/russia-usa-d...
31 countries have official state religions:
Islam: 19 (Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malaysia...)
Christianity: 7 (England, Denmark, Greece, Malta...)
Buddhism: 4 (Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan)
Judaism: 1 (Israel)
vividmaps.com/countries-of...
The land doesn't stop where the water starts. Underwater, the continental shelf can extend over 100 miles before dropping into deep ocean. vividmaps.com/us-continent...
23.01.2026 21:05 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The North Pole paradox: it belongs to everyone and no one. 6 nations claim surrounding Arctic waters, with Russia asserting the largest area at 4.8M sq km (1.85M sq mi), followed by Canada at 4M sq km (1.54M sq mi) and Denmark (Greenland) at 2.2M sq km (843,345 sq mi). vividmaps.com/who-controls...
20.01.2026 18:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Every city that had more than 100,000 people in 1700.
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Maine 44.9, Utah 32.5. NH aged 6.5 years since 2000, ND aged 0.5 years. Migration drives the difference. vividmaps.com/us-median-ag...
#unitedstates #demographics
Romans took Greece in 146 BC. That's 173 years before Augustus became emperor. After the 395 split, Greece stayed with the east. vividmaps.com/roman-empire...
#RomanEmpire #history
Greenland's geography connects directly to economics and geopolitics. At 2.16 million kmΒ² (836,330 miΒ²), it's larger than Mexico but home to only 57,000 people. The ice sheet covering 80% of the island is retreating, exposing 36.2 million tonnes of rare-earth. vividmaps.com/greenlands-s...
13.01.2026 17:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Canada's Territorial Journey from Dispersed Colonies to Modern Nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyT...
#canada
German propaganda leaflet from May 1944 mocked Allies for taking 8 months to advance 123 km (76 mi) through Italian mountains. vividmaps.com/why-frontlin...
#war
North American wolf subspecies then vs now. Used to have 23 types spread everywhere. Now most are gone or pushed to remote northern areas. Six is confirmed extinct. vividmaps.com/north-americ...
#wolves #northamerica #unitedstates #canada #mexico #animals
