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The world’s longest flights
Hat tip to u/nsfwdreamer for posting this map of the world’s longest flights (via reddit).
Eppur si muove …
“And yet it moves …” This map depicts Pangaea, a massive super-continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, with modern borders. Hat tip to the amazing Ada Swanson for the pointer.
Visualization of North American History
Hat tip to SirSilencer via reddit.
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Historical contingency (Louisiana edition)
What if Napoleon had sold Louisiana to Britain or Spain instead of the USA?
Half of North America
Notice how small the “Great Lakes” are in comparison to Hudson Bay. Click on this beautiful map of our northern neighbors to see a larger version (via imgur).
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Amtrak subway map?
This creative “subway” map of the Amtrak railway schedule was created by Cameron Booth, an Australian graphics designer who has also made a similar “subway” map for the U.S. highway system. (As usual, click on the map above to see a larger version. … Continue reading
Horizontal immigration
Click on the map above of the Old Oregon Trail to see a larger version.
prior probability 