Fuck Yeah, Geography Major Alligator!

perfectlouse:

ratak-monodosico:

Hypothetical map of Europe if regional independence movements were to split European countries into smaller Soverign States. [750x706]

I like this, very interesting. It’d be great with an accompanying little bit of background info. about the movements & their histories.

(Source: thelandofmaps)

climateadaptation:

transatlanticenergy:

Great map from The Economist showing which European countries are pursuing shale gas fracking and which have banned it.

The Economist is also hosting a live debate on the topic of shale gas this week. Check it out here.

No drilling permits required in Norway? Hard to believe.

letslook4treasure:

The diversity of languages typed on Twitter by Eric Fischer.

Detail of Europe: 

This map is enthralling to me. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time with the High-Res version, contemplating how the countries merge through their borders. 

Belgium tweets in Dutch (cyan) and French (violet). Switzerland mainly in German (red), which seems to also dominate Central Europe. Poland almost gets lost there. Besides an apparent lack of Twitter’s popularity, there might be a colour coding issue. For me, it was unexpected to find that a large chunk of Austria seems to be tweeting in Italian (blue), just as several dots in the south of France.

On the other hand, you have territories that define their boundaries more discernibly, such as the Netherlands, Portugal or the Scandinavian countries. Catalan (lime green) deserves a special mention as it differentiates very conspicuously within the borders of northeaster Spain. The Balearic Islands acquire an interesting colour due to the fact that not only Catalan and Spanish mix but there is also an evident influence of German, French, and Italian tourists or expatriates. Here, multilingualism is the norm, not the exception.

This map was made last year. I’m revisiting it because I was hoping it would shed some light in the recent Ukranian language issue. Unfortunately, Ukrainian was not mapped. Only Russian (green), that goes well beyond Russia’s borders.

r-w-c:

hmm…might need a new map CNN. that one looks a bit dodgy

Huh. I guess I didn’t know where Iraq is.

talainitalia:

Map of my trip (pardon the poor picture quality)

My friend is going to be in Italy for about a month, and she decided to map out her schedule the old-fashioned way.

explore-blog:

So you know, how much sunshine different regions of Europe get per year.

hiyah-beijing:

instinctivepath:

Fascinating map of the distribution of language in the Iberian Peninsula.

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