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Martin Behaim's Erdapfel: the world's oldest surviving globe, made in 1492.
The Americas don't appear. Earth's circumference is calculated 11,000 km too small. This is what Columbus was working with when he planned his westward route.
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The Americas don't appear. Earth's circumference is calculated 11,000 km too small. This is what Columbus was working with when he planned his westward route.
vividmaps.com/oldest-globe...
#oldmaps
February 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Martin Behaim's Erdapfel: the world's oldest surviving globe, made in 1492.
The Americas don't appear. Earth's circumference is calculated 11,000 km too small. This is what Columbus was working with when he planned his westward route.
vividmaps.com/oldest-globe...
#oldmaps
The Americas don't appear. Earth's circumference is calculated 11,000 km too small. This is what Columbus was working with when he planned his westward route.
vividmaps.com/oldest-globe...
#oldmaps
Elevation lookup for any point on Earth 🌍
Click map or enter coordinates (decimal/DMS). Get elevation in meters + feet
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#elevation
Click map or enter coordinates (decimal/DMS). Get elevation in meters + feet
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#elevation
February 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Elevation lookup for any point on Earth 🌍
Click map or enter coordinates (decimal/DMS). Get elevation in meters + feet
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#elevation
Click map or enter coordinates (decimal/DMS). Get elevation in meters + feet
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#elevation
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...
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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...
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: -22°C (53°N)
Dublin: 2°C (53°N)
The Gulf Stream creates 20-24°C gaps across the entire North Atlantic.
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#climate #atlantic
Dublin: 2°C (53°N)
The Gulf Stream creates 20-24°C gaps across the entire North Atlantic.
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#climate #atlantic
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: -22°C (53°N)
Dublin: 2°C (53°N)
The Gulf Stream creates 20-24°C gaps across the entire North Atlantic.
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#climate #atlantic
Dublin: 2°C (53°N)
The Gulf Stream creates 20-24°C gaps across the entire North Atlantic.
vividmaps.com/gulf-stream-...
#climate #atlantic
The most common natural disasters across the United States.
#UnitedStates
#UnitedStates
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The most common natural disasters across the United States.
#UnitedStates
#UnitedStates
27 countries write in scripts they invented. Everyone else borrowed.
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#languages
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#languages
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
27 countries write in scripts they invented. Everyone else borrowed.
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#languages
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#languages
Housing prices in 2000 vs 2026, adjusted for inflation.
Key findings:
→ 2000: Zero states above $200k average
→ 2026: Only MS and WV below $200k
→ Hawaii: +122% above inflation
→ Louisiana: Only state with negative real growth. vividmaps.com/housing-pric...
#unitedstates #realestate
Key findings:
→ 2000: Zero states above $200k average
→ 2026: Only MS and WV below $200k
→ Hawaii: +122% above inflation
→ Louisiana: Only state with negative real growth. vividmaps.com/housing-pric...
#unitedstates #realestate
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Housing prices in 2000 vs 2026, adjusted for inflation.
Key findings:
→ 2000: Zero states above $200k average
→ 2026: Only MS and WV below $200k
→ Hawaii: +122% above inflation
→ Louisiana: Only state with negative real growth. vividmaps.com/housing-pric...
#unitedstates #realestate
Key findings:
→ 2000: Zero states above $200k average
→ 2026: Only MS and WV below $200k
→ Hawaii: +122% above inflation
→ Louisiana: Only state with negative real growth. vividmaps.com/housing-pric...
#unitedstates #realestate
U.S. states in classical Latin:
New York → Novum Eboracum (Eboracum = Roman York)
Pennsylvania → Silvānia Penni
Rhode Island → Insula Rhodēnsis
Vermont → Mons Viridis
Massachusetts → Massaciussēta
Idaho → Idahum
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#unitedstates #romanempire
New York → Novum Eboracum (Eboracum = Roman York)
Pennsylvania → Silvānia Penni
Rhode Island → Insula Rhodēnsis
Vermont → Mons Viridis
Massachusetts → Massaciussēta
Idaho → Idahum
vividmaps.com/united-state...
#unitedstates #romanempire
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
U.S. states in classical Latin:
New York → Novum Eboracum (Eboracum = Roman York)
Pennsylvania → Silvānia Penni
Rhode Island → Insula Rhodēnsis
Vermont → Mons Viridis
Massachusetts → Massaciussēta
Idaho → Idahum
vividmaps.com/united-state...
#unitedstates #romanempire
New York → Novum Eboracum (Eboracum = Roman York)
Pennsylvania → Silvānia Penni
Rhode Island → Insula Rhodēnsis
Vermont → Mons Viridis
Massachusetts → Massaciussēta
Idaho → Idahum
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#unitedstates #romanempire
February 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The linguistics of U.S. state names:
🟢 Indigenous (25): Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian + others
🟡 Spanish (5): Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
🔵 English (5): New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Indiana, Washington
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🟢 Indigenous (25): Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian + others
🟡 Spanish (5): Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
🔵 English (5): New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Indiana, Washington
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February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The linguistics of U.S. state names:
🟢 Indigenous (25): Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian + others
🟡 Spanish (5): Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
🔵 English (5): New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Indiana, Washington
vividmaps.com/us-states-na...
🟢 Indigenous (25): Algonquian, Siouan, Iroquoian + others
🟡 Spanish (5): Florida, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado
🔵 English (5): New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Indiana, Washington
vividmaps.com/us-states-na...
Coordinate Converter: DMS ↔ Decimal Degrees
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February 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Coordinate Converter: DMS ↔ Decimal Degrees
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How much land does food need?
Beef: 326 m²/kg
Chicken: 12 m²/kg
Peas: 7.5 m²/kg
Tomatoes: 0.8 m²/kg
The efficiency gap between animal products and plant foods is massive.
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#agriculture
Beef: 326 m²/kg
Chicken: 12 m²/kg
Peas: 7.5 m²/kg
Tomatoes: 0.8 m²/kg
The efficiency gap between animal products and plant foods is massive.
vividmaps.com/global-agric...
#agriculture
January 31, 2026 at 3:32 PM
How much land does food need?
Beef: 326 m²/kg
Chicken: 12 m²/kg
Peas: 7.5 m²/kg
Tomatoes: 0.8 m²/kg
The efficiency gap between animal products and plant foods is massive.
vividmaps.com/global-agric...
#agriculture
Beef: 326 m²/kg
Chicken: 12 m²/kg
Peas: 7.5 m²/kg
Tomatoes: 0.8 m²/kg
The efficiency gap between animal products and plant foods is massive.
vividmaps.com/global-agric...
#agriculture
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)
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#croplands
Africa: +53.2M ha
South America: +37.1M ha
Europe: +0.9M ha
Southeast Asia: -1.6M ha (only region that shrank)
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#croplands
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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)
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#croplands
Africa: +53.2M ha
South America: +37.1M ha
Europe: +0.9M ha
Southeast Asia: -1.6M ha (only region that shrank)
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#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)
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Germany: $77.2B ($10,500 per capita)
USSR: $76.0B ($4,500 per capita)
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January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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...
Germany: $77.2B ($10,500 per capita)
USSR: $76.0B ($4,500 per capita)
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☀️ Solar: >6.5 kWh/m²/day in Southwest (CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX)
🌬️ Wind: >10 m/s at 100m height (coastal CA, Great Lakes, Rockies, Atlantic)
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#unitedstates #solarenergy #windenergy
🌬️ Wind: >10 m/s at 100m height (coastal CA, Great Lakes, Rockies, Atlantic)
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#unitedstates #solarenergy #windenergy
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
☀️ Solar: >6.5 kWh/m²/day in Southwest (CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX)
🌬️ Wind: >10 m/s at 100m height (coastal CA, Great Lakes, Rockies, Atlantic)
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#unitedstates #solarenergy #windenergy
🌬️ Wind: >10 m/s at 100m height (coastal CA, Great Lakes, Rockies, Atlantic)
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#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
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#christianity
Africa: 754M (!)
South America: 620M
Europe: 552M
Asia: 417M
N. America: 272M
vividmaps.com/christianity...
#christianity
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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
Africa: 754M (!)
South America: 620M
Europe: 552M
Asia: 417M
N. America: 272M
vividmaps.com/christianity...
#christianity
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.
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Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (Alaska) sit on different sides of the International Date Line.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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.
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Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (Alaska) sit on different sides of the International Date Line.
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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)
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Islam: 19 (Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malaysia...)
Christianity: 7 (England, Denmark, Greece, Malta...)
Buddhism: 4 (Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan)
Judaism: 1 (Israel)
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January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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...
Islam: 19 (Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Malaysia...)
Christianity: 7 (England, Denmark, Greece, Malta...)
Buddhism: 4 (Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan)
Judaism: 1 (Israel)
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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...
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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...
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...
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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...
Every city that had more than 100,000 people in 1700.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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
#unitedstates #demographics
January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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
#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
#RomanEmpire #history
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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
#RomanEmpire #history
Greenland's geography connects directly to economics and geopolitics. At 2.16 million km² (836,330 mi²), 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...
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Greenland's geography connects directly to economics and geopolitics. At 2.16 million km² (836,330 mi²), 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...