32 Maps That Will Teach You Something New About the World

#1 If You’re on the Beach, This is What’s Across the Ocean

The map above shows the countries that are due east and west from points along the coasts of North and South America. Many small island nations are (perhaps unfairly) excluded for ease of reading.

#2 Point Nemo: The Farthest Place on Earth from Land

The oceanic pole of inaccessibility (48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W) is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km (1,670 mi) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) in the northeast, and Maher Island (near the larger Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica) in the south. Chatham Island lies farther west, and Southern Chile in the east. This location is also referred to as "Point Nemo", a reference to Jules Verne's Captain Nemo.

#3 How Google Maps Alters Borders Based on the Country You’re Viewing From

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#5 The Most Consumed Alcoholic Beverage by Country

#6 Countries That Look Like Other Countries (+Bonus States)

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#8 The Earth’s Seasons

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#10 The Word for Bear in Various European Languages

#11 Percentage of People Having Sex Weekly by Country

#12 Which Exports Make Your Country the Most Money

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#14 Tech Companies in Silicon Valley/San Francisco

#15 Longest Distance You Can Travel Without Crossing Major Bodies of Water

The longest distance you can travel between two points in straight line without crossing any ocean or any major water bodies goes from Liberia to China. It starts at 5°2'51.59″N 9°7'23.26″W about 10 Km north of Greenville, Liberia and ends at 28°17'7.68″N 121°38'17.31″E near Wenling, China. A 13,589.31 Km walk in a straight line, it crosses 9 time zones and 18 countries and territories: Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Burkina Faso again, Niger, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan again and finally China.

#16 If North America Were on Jupiter or Mars

#17 There are More Wikipedia Articles Inside this Circle than Outside of It

#18 Greenland and Africa – Mercator Projection vs Actual Size

#19 World’s Most and Least Ethnically Diverse Countries

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#21 Access to Sanitation Around the Globe

#22 If the Polar Ice Caps Completely Melted

#23 Nutella and the Global Economy

#24 People Tweeting About Sunrises Over a 24-Hour Period

#25 Fiber Optic Cables Around the World

#26 Key Import Sources Around the World

#27 Major Russian Gas Pipelines Into Europe

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#29 Relief Maps of Earth with Exaggerated Mountain Ranges

#30 Relief Maps of Earth with Exaggerated Mountain Ranges

#31 Relief Maps of Earth with Exaggerated Mountain Ranges

#32 Camouflages of the World