The Trans-Siberian Highway That Could Have Connected London to New York
Map by CNN Back in 2015, Vladimir Yakunin, then head of Russian Railways, unveiled a proposal so ambitious it seemed …
Maps
Croatia’s Geographic Quirk: Why Its Center Is Actually in Bosnia
Map by Reddit user cjfallinfaw07 If you’ve ever looked at a map of Croatia, you might have noticed something peculiar. …
The Japanese Empire at Its Peak: Understanding the 1942 Pacific Dominance
Map by Milenioscuro / Wikimedia Commons In 1942, the Japanese Empire reached its maximum territorial expansion during World War II. …
Kiribati: The Only Nation That Exists in All Four Hemispheres
Map found here When it comes to geography trivia that sounds too bizarre to be true, Kiribati takes the crown. …
Napoleon’s Europe: When One Man Nearly Redrew the Entire Map
Map by Alexander Altenhof / Wikimedia Commons Looking at Europe in 1812 is like witnessing the moment before everything changed. …
When the World Was Still Being Discovered: Herodotus and His 450 BC Map
Map found on Wikimedia Commons When Herodotus sat down to document the known world around 450 BC, he wasn’t just …