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Where Two Worlds Meet: America’s Fascinating Border Towns With Names to Match

by Joe Taylor
Where Two Worlds Meet America's Fascinating Border Towns With Names to Match

Map found on Reddit Have you ever stood with one foot in two states at the same time? Millions of …

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The Ancient Highways That Built the Modern World: The Silk Road Explained

by Joe Taylor
The Ancient Highways That Built the Modern World The Silk Road Explained

Map found on Wikimedia Commons That red line snaking across Central Asia and the blue one weaving through the Indian …

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Portugal’s Audacious Plan to Slice Africa in Half: The Pink Map of 1881

by Joe Taylor
Portugal's Audacious Plan to Slice Africa in Half The Pink Map of 1881

Map found here Before social media arguments, empires had maps. And few maps caused as much international uproar as this …

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What’s Beneath Your Feet? A Rock-Solid Tour of Britain and Ireland’s Geology

by Joe Taylor
What's Beneath Your Feet A Rock-Solid Tour of Britain and Ireland's Geology

Map from the British Geological Survey If you’ve ever wondered why the Scottish Highlands look so dramatically different from the …

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How Italy Lost a Slice of the Alps: The 1947 Peace Treaty Boundary Shift

by Joe Taylor
How Italy Lost a Slice of the Alps The 1947 Peace Treaty Boundary Shift

Map created by the U.S. Department of State (Public Domain) Most people know World War II ended in 1945, but …

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From Empire to Ash: How Japan’s Pacific Dominance Collapsed in Four Years

by Joe Taylor
From Empire to Ash How Japan's Pacific Dominance Collapsed in Four Years

Map found on the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative This remarkable map, labeled “The Far East and the Pacific: Areas Under …

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