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Screenshot from the OpenCage blog page where we list all the various #geoweirdness threads

Screenshot from the OpenCage blog page where we list all the various #geoweirdness threads

6/ That concludes our look at geographic jokes. What did we miss?

If you liked this #geoweirdness thread you may also enjoy our look at

Geo games: https://en.osm.town/@opencage/113606413273241319

and of course "The Vaguely Rude Places Map" is always worth a chuckle

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SwissTopo map with a hiker drawn into the topographic lines on a mountain peak

SwissTopo map with a hiker drawn into the topographic lines on a mountain peak

4/ Another bit of cartographic fun is the long tradition of map makers hiding figures in their maps

SwissTopo has a nice article with several examples from their maps:
www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/hidden-images-2016122...

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3/ No list of geographic jokes would be complete without a discussion of the "Bielefeld Conspiracy" which makes the claim that the German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช city of Bielefeld does not exist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld_conspiracy

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It's April Fools' Day so we thought it fitting to pay tribute to one of the greatest geographic jokes of all time.

In 1977 British newspaper The Guardian published a seven page supplement about the fictional nation of San Serriffe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Serriffe

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ (@opencage@en.osm.town) Attached: 1 image 1/ Time for this week's #geoweirdness thread. For the first time in our series we turn our focus to the Arab world. Join us as we look at the geographic oddities of the United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช

This week we reshare our #geoweirdness thread about the United Arab Emirates ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช where we discuss the disputed islands near the Strait, amongst other bits of Emirati geographic oddness.

https://en.osm.town/@opencage/111113713944602654

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ (@opencage@en.osm.town) Attached: 1 image Time for this week's dose of #geoweirdness This time we turn our focus to Africa ๐ŸŒ, specifically the "Rainbow Nation" of South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_nation 1/n

If African #geoweirdness is your thing you may enjoy our threads about

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110247462187801704

and

The Congos ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/116034618995930758

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OpenCage ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸŒ (@opencage@en.osm.town) Attached: 1 image Time for this week's dose of #geoweirdness This time we turn our focus to Africa ๐ŸŒ, specifically the "Rainbow Nation" of South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_nation 1/n

If African #geoweirdness is your thing you may enjoy our threads about

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110247462187801704

and

The Congos ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/116034618995930758

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Massive sand dune on the Atlantic coast, part of the Namib desert.

By Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42945720

Massive sand dune on the Atlantic coast, part of the Namib desert. By Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42945720

The Hoba meteorite

By Sergio Conti from Montevecchia (LC), Italia - P1000076, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37636359

The Hoba meteorite By Sergio Conti from Montevecchia (LC), Italia - P1000076, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37636359

10/ In #geoweirdness we focus mainly on political geography, but we must mention that Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ has amazing geological features.

The Namib desert stretches for more than 2,000km while Dragonโ€™s Breath Cave contains the world's largest underground lake

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Massive sand dune on the Atlantic coast, part of the Namib desert.

By Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42945720

Massive sand dune on the Atlantic coast, part of the Namib desert. By Robur.q - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42945720

The Hoba meteorite

By Sergio Conti from Montevecchia (LC), Italia - P1000076, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37636359

The Hoba meteorite By Sergio Conti from Montevecchia (LC), Italia - P1000076, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37636359

10/ In #geoweirdness we focus mainly on political geography, but we must mention that Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ has amazing geological features.

The Namib desert stretches for more than 2,000km while Dragonโ€™s Breath Cave contains the world's largest underground lake

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It is one of the largest closed resource-control areas on the planet.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsau_%C7%81Khaeb_Sp...

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This political retention created a significant South African enclave on the Namibian coast, controlling the newly sovereign nation's primary gateway to the sea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walvis_Bay

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Border_War

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in 1969 the UN ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ, successor to the League of Nations, declared South Africa's occupation of Namibia illegal.

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The 1890 treaty was ambiguous, defining the boundary by the main channel. The ICJ (International Court of Justice) ultimately ruled in 1999 that the main channel put both islands in Botswana.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasikili/Sedudu_Isl...

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Map showing the bridge / border between Zambia and Botswana, with Namibia and Zimbabwe separated by only 100 meters

Map showing the bridge / border between Zambia and Botswana, with Namibia and Zimbabwe separated by only 100 meters

Location where four countries ALMOST meet

Location where four countries ALMOST meet

4/ At the Caprivi Strip's unique eastern corner, Namibia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ is one of four countries - along with Botswana ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ผ, Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ, and Zimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ - whose borders come achingly close to forming a perfect quadripoint.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazungula

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Germany negotiated the strip to gain access to the Zambezi River and, thus an inland trade route to the Indian Ocean.

This strategic objective proved unviable due to the presence of the formidable Victoria Falls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprivi_Strip

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This site walks through the history of each border line and the various treaties between the respective powers:
atlasofnamibia.online/chapter-1/international-...

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Map of Namibia

Map of Namibia

We return to the southern hemisphere this week in #geoweirdness

We head to a country of vast deserts and long coasts -ย join us as we consider the geographic oddities of Nambia ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia

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Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page where we list all of our geothreads

Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page where we list all of our geothreads

12/ That's it for our overview of ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan's #geoweirdness
What did we miss?

We have more threads about specific countries, border disputes, geocoding, etc linked on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads

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Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page where we list all of our geothreads

Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page where we list all of our geothreads

12/ That's it for our overview of ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Pakistan's #geoweirdness
What did we miss?

We have more threads about specific countries, border disputes, geocoding, etc linked on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads

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The dispute over the demarcation line here, based on historical maps, remains one of the longest-running and most complex border disagreements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Creek

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The dispute over the demarcation line here, based on historical maps, remains one of the longest-running and most complex border disagreements.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Creek

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Satellite view with the India-Pakistan border clearly visible.

Satellite view with the India-Pakistan border clearly visible.

9/ We covered about about the contentious India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ / Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ border situation in our #geoweirdness thread about India

https://en.osm.town/@opencage/114042486128539600

so here we'll just share some details we didn't yet cover.

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Map showing the location of Gwadar on the coast of Pakistan.

Map showing the location of Gwadar on the coast of Pakistan.

6/ On the coast of Pakistan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ we find the port city Gwadar. Until 1958 it was part of Sultanate of Muscat and Oman ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ when Pakistan purchased the territory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat_and_Oman

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This panhandle, a relic of the 'Great Game' era, ensures Pakistan does not share a border with any former Soviet Republic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakhan_Corridor

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand_Line

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At that time, Pakistan included what became known as "East Pakistan". In 1973 the region split off in a blody war for independence and became modern Bangladesh ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Pakistan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War

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The name Pakistan is an acronym of **P**anjab, **A**fghania, **K**ashmir, **S**indh, and Baluchis**tan** - divisions of ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British India in the time of colonial rule.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Province_(Br...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluchistan_Agency

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