35 informative cards that can change the way you look at some things (36 photos)

Maps are the perfect combination of art, information and entertainment. What separates a good map from a great one is that the latter goes beyond accurately depicting the territory: it expands the boundaries of our imagination.





The best place on the Internet to discover a variety of original, unusual, and interesting maps is the Map Porn community. The word "porn" in the title suggests that all publications in the group are a real treat for the eyes of cartographers - both amateurs and professionals.

1. Travel of an arctic fox with a JPS sensor from Norway to Canada in 2018: 76 days, 4415 km



2. "The map of the Latin Quarter of Paris that I am working on"





3. Baltic way. On August 23, 1989, two million people united in a human chain stretching 675.5 km across the three Baltic states



The protest was aimed at supporting the independence movements of the three states.

4. No one lives in the green part of New Zealand, the population density there is 0 people per km, and this is about 78% of the country’s territory



5. Zealand, 8th continent, almost completely flooded



6. Areas where legal married gay couples can legally purchase rifles to protect legally grown marijuana



7. Rivers of Italy



8. Map of UFO reports recorded over the past 115 years



9. Wolf population in Italy since 1900



10. The world's longest train journey



11. Brazil's easternmost point is closer to Africa than its westernmost point.



12. The existence of Pangea was proven by the fact that similar fossils were found on different continents



13. Closer to London or to Paris?



14. After Tokyo 2020 this map will remain the same. All gold medal winners in men's water polo since 2000 were born within this circle



15. Countries that have never experienced temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius



16. Variations of the name "Paul" in European countries



17. Land reclamation in the Netherlands



18. Butter or olive oil? Based on actual per capita consumption



19. Map of Europe if sea level rose by 100 m



20. Strait of Gibraltar, 3D topographic map



21. Proportion of young people aged 25 to 34 living with parents, Europe



22. European languages ​​that use the words "lemon" or "citron" and their variations



23. Number of prisoners per 100,000 people in European countries



24. Tanning vs. Skin Whitening, Google Search Results from 2004 to Today



25. Countries that have a duty to defend the United States and vice versa



26. Percentage of people who trust climate scientists, 2020



27. Traditional men's hats in Europe



28. What sound do you make when you sneeze?



29. Percentage of Indians with a toilet in their home, 2014 and 2017.



30. Countries that ban spanking



31. North America compared to Jupiter



32. Countries whose local names are very different from their names in English



33. Obesity rate in the United States, 1990-2030



Nearly half of Americans will be obese by 2030.

34. Number of cigarettes smoked per person per day in European countries



35. Percentage of obese population in European countries