The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia, its most populated city is Sao Paulo and its most famous city is Rio de Janeiro. Usually in countries whose capital isn't their most populated city, their most populated city is also its most famous.

For example the capital city of United States is Washington DC but New York is both its most populated and most famous city.

The capital city of Australia is Canberra but Sydney is both its most populated and most famous city

India is home to hundreds of languages and ethnic groups. Not to mention, multiple predominant religions (Dharmic religions, Islam, Christianity is some spots). I’ve heard of turmoil between Indian Muslims and Hindus but I’m not too sure of the impact it’s had on the security of the country as a whole. With so many languages and ethnic groups, how does this dynamic play out? How do Indian people remain so seemingly united as one “Indian” population?

Want to acknowledge that I’m exposed to western media that usually doesn’t cover Indian news and politics.

EDIT: was just informed this map is a bit inaccurate! This website is more reputable and has a cool map feature...

https://clearglobal.org/resources/language-data-for-india/

I live in Northeastern Brazilian coast. Since I like hot weather and sunny days, the climate here is almost perfect to me. The temperature is never above 31°C and never below 21°C, never. Most of the days are sunny with temperature ranging between 24°C and 30°C.

I have been wondering: if the mean, min and max temperatures were ~3°C less, guess that would be the definitive perfect weather for me.

So, is there any place in the world like that all year long? With plenty of sunny days, a max of 27°C and min of 20°C, and never going past those limits?

I’m sharing a couple of images showing how sea surface temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific intensified over time — a phenomenon linked to the torrential rainfall and massive hailstones we experienced.

Time-lapse 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y681RKt08kQ

https://x.com/Gillo97/status/2113777830769361039

Google Earth find: Castle Valley, Utah. The contrasting biomes here are primarily driven by elevation. As the altitude rises, precipitation increases, creating an environment where cold- and drought-resistant spruce trees can thrive.

I've been building a small browser project called Remote View: https://remote-view.agentbuilt.app

It's the whole Earth in 3D. You start in space and can fly down to real terrain anywhere: mountain ranges, deserts, coastlines, islands. You can also fly straight over the North and South Poles and come out the other side.

Controls: W A S D to move, C to go down, Space to go up, Shift for speed. L toggles place names and H hides everything for a clean view. On a phone you can drag to fly.

Some things I enjoyed finding:

- Dropping into the Tian Shan from orbit. The mountains keep their real shape all the way down. - Following the Caspian coast, then crossing the Caucasus.

- Going over the South Pole, where the Antarctic ice sheet rises to about 2,800 m.

Data: terrain from Mapzen, imagery from Sentinel-2 cloudless by EOX, borders from OpenStreetMap and Natural Earth, and place names from GeoNames.

It's free and there's nothing to sign up for.

Hey guys 🤓

Looking for ideias/methods to collect data on people’s behaviors at city scale to map, GDPR friendly or sensitive, in order to understand how people use or behave in public space.

PS: if you are looking for more context, my cases studies are in Portugal, more urban cities 🏙️

Mediterranean climate zones like this are found in highlands like Rwanda, Burundi and Cameroon and Ethiopia. I don't understand how these areas can directly border and Tropical savanna climates And humid subtropical areas with monsoons (CWB, teal green). Since these areas have opposite wet and dry season like tropical areas are dry in winter while Mediterranean climates are wet in winter.

Chasm Lake in Kolob Canyons: 37°26'12.0"N 113°05'22.9"W

The Daintree Rainforest, or just The Daintree, is a 180 million year old tropical rainforest, 100 million years older than The Amazon, in North-East Australia. The Great Barrier Reef runs a little ways off-shore.

The Daintree is home to a huge number of exotic and rare plants and animals, and to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, who were formally returned joint management and ownership of the national park lands in 2021.

I understand access to sea trade is probably more important, but I would have expected large cities to concentrate along the important rivers too, such as the Zambezi, or along the huge lake they have access to. Only Tete is along the Zambezi and quite upstream.

Edit: Forgot to add the Niagara River, it's 1.2 days

Sources: Physical Features of the Great Lakes | US EPA ||||||| Nutrient Loss Rates in Relation to Transport Time Scales in a Large Shallow Lake (Lake St. Clair, USA—Canada): Insights From a Three‐Dimensional Model - Bocaniov - 2018 - Water Resources Research - Wiley Online Library |||||||||| Detroit River load estimation; the need for a new monitoring approach - ScienceDirect |||||||| Hydrological and biological processes modulate carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus flux from the St. Lawrence River to its estuary (Quebec, Canada) | Biogeochemistry | Springer Nature Link ||||||| Dissolved Methane in the World's Largest Semi‐Enclosed Estuarine System: The Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) - Li - 2022 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans - Wiley Online Library

I was watching this video and it seems this small island 2.6km2 is the smallest inhabited island with a population of 294 people

Hi everyone, and welcome back to The American Atlas, where I make hand-drawn & colored maps of every state in the US. It's been a slower month for me with going back to work but we’re still plugging along!! 🗺️🇺🇸

This is my map of Texas, the Lone Star State! 🤠🌾🐎

Everything really is bigger in Texas, including the maps! I had to split this one into two to really capture the sheer size of the Lone Star State. From the gulf coast islands and pine forests of the east, through the rolling Hill Country, and to dry deserts and rugged mountains of the west, Texas is home to an incredible range of landscapes. Within its borders are two national parks, four national forests, and over 90 state parks. The sheer size of Texas means that no two regions feel quite the same, with the east and west ends of the state being over 10 hours apart.

But beyond the vast distances and varied terrain, Texas has its own unique character. The bustling cities of Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio all bring something different, while historic towns, wide ranches, and the state’s deep Mexican and Wild West roots tell the story of a place shaped by many cultures. From rodeos, Tex-Mex cuisine, and the oil working fields outside of El Paso to the dramatic scenery & wide-open ranchlands of Big Bend, it is clear that Texas is a whole culture all on its own.

Let me know in the comments, what’s your favorite small town / fun fact in Texas?

Stay tuned for the second half of my Texas project, covering the western portion of the state, coming next week! And if you like this style, feel free to check out my others, and thanks for taking a look at my Texas map!! 🇺🇸🗺️

We are currently in Namibia, about 150 miles south of Windhoek. On a game drive we were regularly needing to drive over ridges made of the distinctive red Kalahari sand. Looking on google maps we see that they are part of a far wider, and very regular, pattern. Each is about 10-15 metres high at their peak. We are now intrigued by this, and would be grateful for any information on how they are formed.

Are there any regions in africa that rough size and population of Rwanda and Burundi. Also did any of those regions were ever indrpentant kingdoms in past.

I was reading about [Pitcairn,](Source:Wikipediahttps://share.google/M3311aJTt82hoaBvO) a British territory with a population of 35, and it got me thinking: what continuously inhabited place has the smallest population? Somewhere that people are born and raised (so, not a research facility or the ISS), with a somewhat functional society (government, economy, etc). Any ideas?

One of its effluents, Ombla, springs out of huge cave near Dubrovnik, Croatia and after about 30 metres empties into the Adriatic Sea ria (Rijeka Dubrovacka).

People actually live like this? This appears to be a pretty standard looking neighborhood in the Phoenix area. Neighborhoods with nothing but sand and pavement.

Context is that my friend thinks stuff like this is actually man made. I remember studying a little about formations like this but I can't remember. How is it formed? It does kind of look like the rock on top is a slightly harder stone, and the pattern of erosion looks like it is from wind. Can anyone explain ?

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi was planted in 288 BCE from a cutting taken from the sacred Bo tree that the Buddha achieved enlightenment under. It is in Mahamevnāwa** **Gardens, a park created during the reign of King Mutasiva some time between 367-307 BCE.

Today the tree and the park are sacred Buddhist sites with a collection of ancient stupas, or Buddhist shrines, and statues.