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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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Doggerland: The Lost World Beneath the North Sea

by Joe Taylor
Doggerland: The Lost World Beneath the North Sea

Map from RMO Look at the map above, and something feels slightly off. Britain is connected to Europe. The North …

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The World’s Roundest Countries: Sierra Leone Takes the Crown

by Joe Taylor
Roundest Countries

Data from gciruelos.com Ever wondered which countries look the most like circles? Thanks to some clever mathematical analysis, we now …

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America’s Entire History Fits Inside One Trip Around the Sun: A Cosmic Perspective on Pluto’s Orbit

by Joe Taylor

Photo by NASA Here’s a mind-bending fact to reset your perspective: the United States hasn’t even existed for one complete …

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Why 60% of Iceland’s Population Clusters in One Small Corner

by Joe Taylor
Iceland's Capital Region

Map by NordNordWest/TUBS / Wikimedia Commons When you look at a map of Iceland, you might expect people to be …

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