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

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)

OverlapMaps: Comparing places on Earth

This is a time waster too: OverlapMaps. An Overlap Map is a map of one part of the world that overlaps a different part of the world. Overlap Maps show relative size. United States and Europe: Click to enlarge http://overlapmaps.com/index.php

Every meteorite fall on earth mapped

After the meteor explosion in the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains the Guardian Data Blog:created a map with every meteorite falls. Or at least those we know about. And where are the known meteorite landing places on earth? These impact zones show where scientists have found meteorites, or the impact craters of meteorites, some dating back as far as the year 2,300BC. The data is from the US

Run Around the World on Google Maps

Australian Tom Denniss ran around the whole world in just 622 days. This is a new world record. In total Deniss ran 16,300 miles and passed through 18 countries. 40 Million Steps: A Run Around the World is a story map put together by Runner's World which allows you to follow Denniss' route around the world. While following his journey you can also view some of the photos, videos, audio clips

UN Recognition of Palestine on Maps

The United Nations General Assembly voted to approve a resolution to upgrade the status of the Palestinian Authority to a non-member observer stat. The U.N. General Assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions Twitter/Avaaz Twitter/Caabu

Snow Totals on the Map

If you want to know how much snow has fallen on the Eastern United States then the simple answer is a lot. According to the New York Times' How Much Snow Has Fallen map parts of West Virginia have received 40 inches of snow. The NYT's map uses data from the National Weather Service and shows snow fall totals when they were last recorded at each weather station. The National Weather Service

Climb Mont Blanc on Street View

You can now climb the highest mountain in the Alps from the comfort of your own home using Street View. Google has teamed up with a group of alpine photographers, climbers and skiers to bring you some stunning panoramic imagery from Mont Blanc. climbing a serac Google's latest Alpine Street View includes vertiginous imagery from the actual climb and some stunning panoramic views from the