39 maps that will expand your knowledge about the world (39 photos)

Studying maps is an interesting activity. Like travelers, they talk about distant countries, their populations, and shifting borders in different periods of history. They're entertaining and can captivate your attention for hours, just like the 2.6 million members of the Reddit community. We invite you to the cartographer's fabulous world, where lines and colors merge together.

1. Map of the submarine cables connecting the British Empire in 1902





2. Map showing changes in forest cover in Costa Rica



3. Transformable globe, 1866





4. No hurricane has ever crossed the equator



5. Map of Africa with the boundaries of tribes and ethnic groups



6. Map of America 1529, by Diego Ribero



7. The bizarre border between Finland and Sweden on the island of Märket



8. Europe's Green Belt follows the route of the former Iron Curtain and unites national parks and biosphere reserves along and across its borders



9. Stereotypical map of Massachusetts



10. Castles in Great Britain and Ireland



11. Android vs iOS in Europe



12. More than 20,000 flights in the air “right now”



13. Life expectancy in America



14. Weather in the Himalayas



15. Potato consumption in European countries



16. Tourist map of the world with an emphasis on New Zealand



17. Population distribution



There are more people in the blue zone than in the gray zone.

18. Cloud cover map



19. Temperature map in Spain



20. Elections in France in 1848



21. Hawaiian Islands Population Density Map



22. Countries that ban spanking



23. The greenest capitals in Europe



24. What year is it now?



25. Wine list of France



26. Average number of cigarettes smoked per adult smoker per year



27. Leading wine producing countries in Europe



28. Evidence of the Storegg tsunami that hit Britain and Norway 8,000 years ago



29. The largest cities in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia in 1050 (population more than 40 thousand people)



30. In which countries is ChatGPT banned or unavailable?



31. Do you call your child mom?



In Turkey and Romania, parents affectionately call their child mom. In Bulgaria, Kosovo and Georgia there is also a similar tradition.

32. Number of firearms per 100 people in Europe



33. Density of public transport networks



34. Relief map of San Marino



35. Robbery rates in European countries



36. Country names in Finnish



37. The ten busiest ports in Europe



38. Depression statistics



39. Nuclear power plants