#MapsMatter

An illustrated scene showing a man resembling Donald Trump walking hand in hand with a penguin across an icy landscape. A Greenland flag is planted in the ice nearby. The setting suggests a polar region, though penguins are not native to Greenland. Carmen Sandiego looks on confused.

Even Carmen Sandiego is wondering where the hell we are…

#WrongBird
#CarmenSandiego
#MapsMatter

How much do we think Trump's desire to "own" Greenland is a result of the distortions of the Mercator projection?
#MapsMatter

Trump is going to be really pissed off when he finds out that Greenland is actually 14x smaller than Africa and that the Mercator Projection has weaved its lying magic once again. #greenland #mapsmatter

Anger, anxiety as Grade 10 placements send some learners to day schools far from home Some candidates have been placed in day schools located hundreds of kilometres from their homes.

Reason 567 why #MapsMatter : Anger, anxiety as Kenyan Grade 10 placements send some learners to day schools hundreds of kilometres from home | Daily Nation share.google/AdrxhICfrs6p...

12 Days of Christmas – Day 7
Maps have quietly shaped how Britons travelled, traded and celebrated the season — from medieval pilgrimage routes to Victorian railways carrying Christmas trees nationwide. Three moments where cartography and Christmas intertwined.

#MapsMatter #Cartography

The library of lost maps - lecture Hear from James Cheshire as he uncovers hidden gems from a lost map library, revealing how maps and their makers have shaped our world.

Maps can inspire discovery – or fuel division.

Prof James Cheshire’s Library of Lost Maps explores both sides. Hear his talk at the @rgsibg.bsky.social Monday Night Lecture, 6 Oct.

Book now: tinyurl.com/ucl-llm

#UCLGeography #MapsMatter #LibraryOfLostMaps

The library of lost maps - lecture Hear from James Cheshire as he uncovers hidden gems from a lost map library, revealing how maps and their makers have shaped our world.

Forgotten drawers. Hidden maps. Untold stories.

On 6 Oct, Prof James Cheshire reveals @ucl.ac.uk Geography’s Map Library in the @rgsibg.bsky.social Monday Night Lecture.

Details: tinyurl.com/ucl-llm

#UCLGeography #MapsMatter #LibraryOfLostMaps

Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” and now Mexico’s suing Google over it. This is what happens when nationalism meets Google Maps and a Sharpie.

#GeopoliticsByTrump #GulfOfGaslighting #FuckTrump #ClaudiaSheinbaumForTheWin #MapsMatter

#mapsmatter
Mapquest is still a map. Google is capitulating.

📰 Fire aftermath

💬 Google Maps got a makeover with fire updates! Users are feeling 🔥 about the accuracy, but some still skeptical. 🧐 #MapsMatter

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