Visible country borders

Country borders visible from space. USA - Mexico Angola - Namibia Guatemala - Belize Malaysia - Brunei Russia - China Haiti - Dominican Republic India - Bangladesh Lebanon - Israel - Syria Israel - Egypt - Gaza UAE - Oman Paraguay - Argentina - Brazil Pakistan - India Lesotho - South Africa via Imgur

Territorial evolution of Israel/Palestine

If we look at these maps we will have a good overview of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Israel from the Israeli point of view: Jewish Loss of Land, 1000 BCE to 2013 (x) Incredible Shrinking Israel: the extent it will go for peace (x) Promised Land, based on God’s promise to Abraham:  "I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates" (x)

Germany physical map

Physical map of Germany. Click to enlarge By Lencer and NordNordWest [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Old World Maps

World maps through history. Al-Idrisi’s world map in an 1154 atlas with Arabia on top: Pietro Vesconte's world map, oriented to the east at the top, 14th century: A map based on Ptolemy's Geographia, 1482: Johann Ruysch's map, 1507: Clavdii Ptolemaei Geographicae enarrationis libri octo Bilibaldo Pirckeym hero interprete Annotationes Ioannes de Regio Monte

The Cedid Atlas, 1803

The Cedid Atlas is the first comprehensive atlas compiled by the Ottoman Empire and published in Istanbul in 1803. World Asia Africa America Europe United States Greece Turkey and the Middle East Egypt Hemispheres England Scotland French Kingdom French Republic Poland Spain and Italy Low Countries Germany

South Dakota County Map

Counties of South Dakota.

Bolivia vegetation

 Vegetation in Bolivia.

Most popular on MapsOnTheWeb, October 2014

Most popular posts on MOTW based on the number of tumblr notes, excluding reblogs. Old World Language Families Map - 6,647 notes Map of Yellowstone Park drawn as a bear - 4,062 notes Countries that recognize the state of Palestine, 2014 - 2,941 notes Countries that look like other countries, with bonus wow content - 1,954 notes Average Number of Languages Spoken by the EU Population - 1,806

Longest Straight Lines Without Crossing Coasts

The longest distance you can travel between two points in straight line without crossing any ocean or any major water bodies: Source and more info The straight line you can follow by sea. Almost 20,000 miles from Pakistan to the Kamchatka Peninsula. Source

Hawaii postcard maps

Maps of Hawaii on postcards. Sources: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8

Most popular on MapsOnTheWeb, September 2014

Most popular posts on MOTW based on the number of tumblr notes, excluding reblogs. How Africa Would Look Like if its Borders Were Defined By Ethnicity and Language - 17,154 notes Countries with less population than PewDiePie’s subscribers - 10,793 notes Prevalence of “um” vs. “uh” in the United States - 8801 notes Favorite music artist by US state - 4037 notes Which country last (successfully)

GDP per capita in Europe, 2015, estimates

GDP per capita in Europe in 2015. IMF estimates.   Click to enlarge Moldova has the smallest nominal and PPP adjusted GDP per capita in Europe due to corruption, tax evasion and the undiversified economy based mainly on wine and fruit exports to Russia. Other countries not shown on the map: Ukraine: 4,273 Turkey: 10,504 Georgia: 3,949 Azerbaijan: 9,279 Armenia: 3,517 PPP adjusted GDP

Europe Population Density Map

Population density in Europe.   Click to enlarge Map by Rand McNally

Salar de Uyuni Map

Road network near Salar de Uyuni and Salar de Coipasa, Bolivia. Click to enlarge Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above mean sea level. (wikipedia) Source:

CompareMaps: Comparing major map providers

CompareMaps is a great tool for comparing differences between major map providers like Google Maps, OpenStreetMaps, Bing Maps and Nokia Here Maps.  http://comparemaps.drona.ro/

Online Mapping Tools

This list is no longer maintained.  For an updated list click here. A list with online tools and libraries for creating interactive or static maps.  DataWrapper (github): An open source data visualization platform helping everyone to create simple, correct and embeddable charts in minutes. DataMaps: Customizable SVG map visualizations for the web in a single Javascript file using D3.js

Santiago and Valparaiso

The densely populated region of Santiago and Valparaiso in Chile. Click to enlarge

Top 20 football stadiums in the world

The 20 biggest football stadiums in the world, on a single infographic.   preview  Click to enlarge Infographic made by Find Hold.

Continents and changing sea levels

Continental coastlines in case of a 120 m lower sea level vs an 80 m rise in sea level.     Click to enlarge Source: NASA World Wind, mattsdfgh

Malta tourist attractions

Map of tourist attractions in Malta. Click to enlarge