Interesting Maps

Big Nasty wrote: »

Looks like a self-satisfied gremlin.

The map below shows the top tourist attraction based on the autocompleted Google answer to the question “What to see in…?” each of the European countries.

Just keep in mind Google alters its results based on user location, so if you do a similar search you may see slightly different results.



See the full list below:


Albania: Albanian Riviera
Algeria: Notre Dame d’Afrique
Andorra: Vallnord
Armenia: Geghard
Austria: Schönbrunn Palace
Azerbaijan: Maiden Tower
Belarus: Mir Castle Complex
Belgium: Grand Place
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stari Most
Bulgaria: Rila Monastery
Croatia: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Cyprus: Kykkos Monastery
Czech Republic: Charles Bridge
Denmark: Tivoli Gardens
Estonia: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Finland: Suomenlinna
France: Eiffel Tower
Georgia: Narikala
Germany: Neuschwanstein Castle
Greece: Acropolis of Athens
Hungary: Buda Castle
Iceland: Blue Lagoon
Iran: Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Iraq: National Museum of Iraq
Ireland: Cliffs of Moher
Israel: Sea of Galilee
Italy: Colosseum
Jordan: Petra
Kazakhstan: Ascension Cathedral
Kosovo: Visoki Dečani
Latvia: Freedom Monument
Lebanon: Jeita Grotto
Liechtenstein: Vaduz Castle
Lithuania: Hill of Crosses
Luxembourg: Bock
Macedonia: Church of St. John
Malta: Ħaġar Qim
Moldova: Ștefan cel Mare Central Park
Monaco: Oceanographic Museum
Morocco: Atlas Mountains
Montenegro: Lake Skadar
Netherlands: Rijksmuseum
Norway: Oslofjord
Poland: Auschwitz
Portugal: Belém Tower
Romania: Peleș Castle
Russia: Kremlin
San Marino: Guaita
Saudi Arabia: Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Serbia: Belgrade Fortress
Slovakia: Devin Castle
Slovenia: Lake Bled
Spain: Sagrada Família
Sweden: Vasa Museum
Switzerland: Swiss Alps
Syria: Umayyad Mosque
Tunisia: Bardo National Museum
Turkey: Hagia Sophia
Turkmenistan: Neutrality Monument
Vatican: Vatican Museums
United Kingdom: Tower of London
Ukraine: Kiev Pechersk Lavra

Victor wrote: »

Irish publishers tend to rotate Ireland so that it takes up less space on a page.

OSi use 8 degrees west as the centre line of the maps they use, whereas other would use something else.

Rotation on a page wouldn't matter. And thankfully Ireland fits nice on a portrait A4. And the north is a decent spot for a more detailed Dublin inset.

You're correct that the central meridian of ITM and IG is 8W, that wasn't the issue in these cases.

It literally was the difference between the projections used by the UK GIS team and the Irish GIS team (me).

I must recreate it actually over the weekend and see do any of ye notice what I mean.

Re: Autocomplete map - nobody i know went to monaco for the oceanographic museum!

On the subject of xkcd and map projections, he has a couple:

and

JupiterKid wrote: »

Percentage of each European country whose population resides in the metro area of their capital cities.

Ireland stands out very clearly here...

And yet people in this country think that Charlestown or Cahir or Edgeworthstown are the equivalent and deserve as much investment on infrastructure.

New Home wrote: »

And if they had, maybe the rental market in Dublin etc wouldn't be as bad as it is.

Well. No. Not at all.

Investment in infrastructure in Cork and Limerick most certainly.

But your reductive response literally proves my point about equating the two. Gas.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Quick, someone post an interesting map

Westernyelp wrote: »

I think it would be nice if you took your hackneyed argument to a different thread. It is neither interesting nor is it a map.

I can map it for you if you want.

Hackneyed it is not. And you don't find it interesting because you don't agree with it.
I don't know why you figured getting your spoke in a day later was worthy of bringing the thread back off topic.

Anyway... Maps!

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Speaking of Hackneyed, here's a map of all 13 extant cabman's shelters still in London:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms%3Fgl%3DUS%26ie%3DUTF8%26oe%3DUTF8%26msa%3D0%26msid%3D102868239618827971474.000449ec90af1793d6081&ved=2ahUKEwiZiuj6-NHpAhVStXEKHSPSC60QjjgwBnoECAMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2rU5MRex7QRETQq1y8vh_V

Completely reserved for those with "The Knowledge".

https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-cabmens-shelters-070516

Hopefully not posted already

Boxing leading the way for Ireland ofc



Interesting map too where Ireland is 'top'

How Earth might look in 250 million years.



Full res link.

If everyone on earth stood this close together,




We would all fit inside this circle.




God help us if someone sneezes though.