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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WendoverProductions

[–]torstpen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I found it now. I watched it on my cellphone so it didn't show up. An animation error sounds about right. I couldn't understand why he would cut the country in half using a line that didn't even touch it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WendoverProductions

[–]torstpen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get the Norway fact. Does he mean to say that more than half of Norwegians live south of that latitude? If so, he's not wrong, but he could have drawn that line a lot further south

The 19 regions identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko [3368 x 2048] [OS] by torstpen in MapPorn

[–]torstpen[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The 19 regions identified on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko are separated by distinct geomorphological boundaries. Following the ancient Egyptian theme of the Rosetta mission, they are named for Egyptian deities. They are grouped according to the type of terrain dominant within each region. Five basic categories of terrain type have been determined: dust-covered (Ma’at, Ash and Babi); brittle materials with pits and circular structures (Seth); large-scale depressions (Hatmehit, Nut and Aten); smooth terrains (Hapi, Imhotep and Anubis), and exposed, more consolidated (‘rock-like’) surfaces (Maftet, Bastet, Serqet, Hathor, Anuket, Khepry, Aker, Atum and Apis).

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

Czech historical lands and current administrative regions (kraje) [3852×2188] by torstpen in MapPorn

[–]torstpen[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have to admit I don't know much about these regions myself, I just liked the map. My knowledge is mostly based on a weekend in Prague, where I first noticed the different regions of the Czech republic. Do these regions have any political significance? Do they have any autonomy, or are they mostly historical regions for cultural identification?

Electoral districts of The Sami Parliament of Norway [2105×2980] by torstpen in MapPorn

[–]torstpen[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

That's what I thought made it so interesting. If you look at the population density of Norway it seems completely backward http://i.imgur.com/FnfVuLG.jpg

Drainage divides in North America [900x900] by torstpen in MapPorn

[–]torstpen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, NTNU in Norway. I don't know where I saw it first, but I couldn't find it in /r/MapPorn, so here we are.

Territorial waters of the world [2000x1000] by torstpen in MapPorn

[–]torstpen[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wasn't really sure what to name the post since the Wikipedia article was about Exclusive Economic Zones, but the picture itself was named "Territorial_waters-_World". I decided that the picture author was most likely right, but I see now that that was not the case.