4 May

Iraq: Fighting IS: Opening New Front

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Where In The World?

 

This map depicts the 2017 world press freedom index from reporters without borders
Iraq
Fighting IS: Opening New Front
Iraqi security forces say they have opened a new front in the operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in western Mosul. The new development stems from the October 2016 launch of a major offensive to recapture Mosul – the last major IS urban stronghold in Iraq. The offensive is supported by US-led coalition air strikes and military advisers who managed to take full control of the eastern half of Mosul in January and started an assault on the west in February. 
The map depicts Mosul territory and who controls it. Click on the map to expand.

Interactive Map Source: BBC
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This map shows who controls different regions of Somalia.
Somalia
Wrong Target
After security forces mistook Somali Minister, Siraji Abbas, for a militant Islamist he was killed near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Abbas (aged 31) was the youngest member of the Somali Federal Parliament and was appointed as a minister in the Somali cabinet two months ago. The wrongful killing left Somali people feeling robbed of a role model for younger generations because Abbas, the former child refugee, was widely admired for his sheer determination to succeed. Somalia has been ravaged by conflict since the long-serving ruler Siad Barre was removed in 1991 and the country is currently battling militant Islamists from the al-Shabab group, a militant group that is affiliated with al-Qaeda.

The map shows who controls different regions of Somalia. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: BBC
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This map depicts all U.S. National Monuments.
US
Who Will Protect Them?
On April 26th, President of the United States (POTUS) Mr. Donald Trump issued his Executive Order on National Monuments. In the eight days following, legal scholars have questioned the legality of his actions under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Furthermore environmental, public interest and civil rights groups are working together to defend the Act from actions put forth by the Trump administration that could weaken protections for national monuments. 

The map depicts all U.S. National Monuments. Click on the map to expand.

Graphic Source: Best Maps Ever

The Arternative World
This Is Not The Pangea We’re Used To
Kentaro Nagai, the founder of Graflex Directions, mapped animals using the continents in his portfolio “Twelve Animals”. Nagai said he came up with the idea while planning content for New Year’s greeting cards for 2005. He says, “The image of the war in Iraq was still lingering on at the time in 2004. It could have only been because I was so benumbed by a peaceful life in Japan, but I naively believed that there would be no war in the 21st century. Even after the so-called century of wars, not having learnt the lesson from the past, human beings are still burning the flame of wars. The profit-seeking economic system may be a cause of this. I felt that we human beings will never unite as one unless we are in an equally threatening situation such as the one caused by aliens from outer space attacking the earth.” Nagai united humanity as one by creating art that will combine nations, and symbolize cooperation and peace with all continents and islands of the world.

The map depicts the continents shaped as a rooster. Click on the map to play the GIF.
 

This map depicts the continents shaped as a rooster.

 

Further Reading: Yatzer
Map Source: GeoLounge

GeoQuestion

Yesterday’s Answer

 

Q: Which point on Earth is furthest from any landform?

A: Point Nemo
Point Nemo is so far from land, the nearest humans are often astronauts. The International Space Station orbits the Earth at a maximum of 258 miles (416km). Meanwhile, the nearest inhabited landmass to Point Nemo is over 1,670 miles (2,700km) away.

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Q: Which two seas are connected by the Suez Canal?

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