“So what does it mean to bike geographically? In some ways I think it's impossible to not bike geographically. Being on your bike is, by definition, geographic. In other ways, though, I think it requires reflection on the things one encounters during a ride.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/benlockwood/p/biking-geographically?r=1x8f3o&utm_medium=ios

Well, I finally figured out one major thing about the *main* main setting of my story: what Earth climates are represented in [the Terran Belt] on [Planet B], which is basically a 100km wide belt of human urban and agricultural land on a formerly lifeless Earthlike planet.

…and basically, just imagine a straight-ish line being drawn from Neah Bay, US-WA to Maseru, LS-A, passing through/near places like Edmonton, CA-AB, Granada, ES-AN, and Pala, TD-MO. Not quite every climate, but climates ranging from tundra to desert to tropical rainforest.

Anyone here on the Fediverse is planning to attend one of the Geonight events?
https://www.geonight.net

I looked up funny British placenames (most of them are in England). There are some crackers.

Examples:

Bell End
Bitchfield
Butthole Lane
Cockermouth
Cocks
Fanny Hands Lane
Fan Y Bîg
Fingeringhoe
Great Bottom Flash
Great Cockup
Lickey End
Pants
Piddle Valley
Pratts Bottom
Rotten Bottom
Scratch Arse Ware
Sheepy Magna
Shitterton
Slag Lane
Tickle Cock Bridge
Titty Ho
Twatt
Wetwang

BTW every one of these are real placenames.

En.osm.town is a Mastodon server for OpenStreetMap fans on the Fediverse. Funding graciously provided by the OpenStreetMap Foundation.

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#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 564

Which country is the only one in the world with these 4 properties?
- Its name has at most 10 letters
- Its flag contains a star
- Has a population density less than 40 people/km²
- Its GDP is less than 10B USD

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

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#MapQuest #maps #geography #GulfOfMexico #ILegitCackled

"In a world where Apple Maps, Google Maps, and even Bing (yes, Bing) have bent the knee and rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, MapQuest has taken a different approach: pure, unfiltered chaos and hilarity. Introducing 'Name Your Own Gulf', the feature nobody asked for but everyone definitely needs."

https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2025/02/21/mapquest-enters-its-villain-arc-hands-you-the-keys-to-geography/

Spacetime maps. Fun to play with, and offers some interesting points.
https://maps.vvolhejn.com/

All maps are political—especially in #Israel and the Palestinian territories. Since 1948, governments and groups have waged 'map wars' to shape narratives favorable to their cause. A scholar explains: https://theconversation.com/map-wars-in-the-middle-east-how-cartographers-charted-and-helped-shape-a-regional-conflict-231668 @histodons #Histodons #cartography #geography

Der Streit um die Umbenennung des #GolfVonMexiko durch US-Präsident #Trump spitzt sich zu. Gestern blockierte das Weiße Haus den Zugang von Reportern der Nachrichtenagentur @AssociatedPress – weil diese nicht #GolfVonAmerika nutzt.

Doch wer darf die Erde eigentlich benennen? Welche internationalen Regeln gibt es? Und was passiert bei Streitigkeiten?

Darüber berichte ich in meinem neuen Report für spektrum.de

https://www.spektrum.de/news/golf-von-mexiko-wie-erhalten-orte-ihre-geografischen-namen/2252423 #geography #maps

#Iberia está repetida, pero aparentemente no tienen relación. #geografia #geography

https://resolviendolaincognita.blogspot.com/2025/02/las-dos-iberias-iberia-pontica-e-iberia.html [resolviendolaincognita.blogspot.com]

Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico? A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map - and why the Department of Interior just said yes: https://theconversation.com/can-trump-just-order-new-names-for-denali-and-the-gulf-of-mexico-a-geographer-explains-who-decides-what-goes-on-the-map-248112 #geography #cartography