The Hawaiian archipelago stretches 2,450 km (1,520 mi) across the Pacific, encompassing 137 named islands from the Big Island to remote Kure Atoll. That’s roughly the distance from New York to Denver, yet often compressed on standard maps.
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Russia leads Europe with 38.2 million men aged 18-59 in mobilization reserve, but survey data shows only 84% would actually fight. Belgium has the lowest willingness at 19%, while Norway tops the chart at 92%.
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The Eurostat-based map highlights how migration has reshaped Europe’s families. Many Central and Eastern European countries still have over 90% of teens with two native-born parents, while Western and Northern nations show far lower shares due to long histories of immigration and mobility.
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The Five Guianas: Spanish, British, Dutch, French and Portuguese claims along northeast South America — how those colonial names became today’s regions.
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Most people know California and Texas used to be Mexico. But did you know half of Colorado was too? Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah were completely Mexican. Even bits of Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This map shows all 447 counties that became American in the 1840s and 1850s.
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People often prefer Mediterranean climates for their gentle seasons and reliable weather. From the Mediterranean Basin to California, central Chile, South Africa’s fynbos and Australia’s mallee, the same seasonal pattern gives rise to distinctive shrublands and woodlands.
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Four maps breaking down the 2024 election by education and gender show how dramatically voting patterns differ across America. College-educated women favored Harris 61-37%, while college-educated men split more evenly at 51-47% for Harris. Non-college women went narrowly for Trump 52-46%, but non-college men backed Trump decisively at 61-37%.
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In the 1580s, Spanish officials and missionaries discussed taking control of Ming China, outlining a step-by-step plan.
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How does the poorest U.S. state look next to nations around the world? Life expectancy, HDI, and GDP per person show some unexpected contrasts.
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Earth’s seas are rising today, but the long-term future holds both floods and droughts on a planetary scale. See maps I created showing what our world would look like if all ice melted, if alien oceans were added, and when Earth eventually runs dry.
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