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German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own...
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Map shows in which decade a country achieved an average life expectancy of over 70 years. Source: https://t.co/6QymYUuAE7

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This map shows the radioactive cloud moving through Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Pretty scary. Source: https://t.co/qrhseno6qp

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"Sailing Seas of Plastic" This interactive and gives a sense of how bad plastic pollution in the ocean is. As a species we need to be responsible with our waste management. Source: https://t.co/yzk2lwuZ3v

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This map shows a dot for every city with over 500 residents. That's 190,000 dots. Don't worry too much about the graphic on the bottom as it isn't clear what urban boundary logic is followed (Tokyo is clearly missing according to most measures). Source: https://t.co/fB31eo6kzX

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As an urban geographer by training I've done my share on research on gentrification. Too much work. All I would've needed is this cartoon by 🤣 🤣 🤣

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This animated map shows the population density in the US. Very nice piece of work. I particularly like the shading effects. Source: https://t.co/uxArAK108W

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The pacific ocean is big. This overlay map reminds you of its vastness. Yet Polynesians successfully navigated the waters for hundreds of years. Source: https://t.co/nhDuQxjhJi

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Abraham Ortelius noted 400 years ago the continental coastlines appear to fit together. He was the first to suggest continental drift. Land was joined before the Americas were torn away from Europe & Africa. Took another 300 years to be proven... More: https://t.co/odVwu6HeXC

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An Antarctic-centric map is what a penguin would prefer. The penguin only cares about a single big ocean with a couple of big islands (Antarctica & Australia) and a robust peninsula: South America. Make sure to share this with you penguin friends. Source: https://t.co/WrMfDPhq3O

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This is by far the best inverted world map (swaps landmass and oceans around) I've seen so far. The map even shows glaciers and deserts. Great fun to look at. Source: https://t.co/woGay8LJoZ

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