46 Fascinating Photos Of World Geography That Will Amaze You

Geography shapes human life in multiple ways, from the resources we have available all the way to our diverse cultures. How we study it has evolved significantly over the years, moving from basic drawings to more sophisticated high-resolution satellite maps and interactive GIS platforms. In this collection, you’ll find 50 photos of interesting geography from around the world. The images not only highlight breathtaking landscapes and oceans, but also a variety of maps and charts. They also give us a fascinating glimpse into how we interact with the world around us and how geography influences our daily lives.

#1 The Sahara Desert After Heavy Rain In Morocco

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#2 Thought This Sub Would Appreciate A Window Seat Picture Of The Maldives

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#3 Chances Of Being Born In Each Continent

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#4 This Person Really Took The Time To Travel To The Right Spot

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#5 Mt. Fuji From The ISS

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#6 Fun Fact I Found On A Snapple Cap

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#7 The Parking Lot By My House Has Been Flooded Long Enough For Google Maps To Recognize It As The Natural Wonder That It Is

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#8 Tracking Of An Eagle Over A 20 Year Period

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#9 50 Percent Of Canadians Live South Of The Red Line

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#10 Canada Still Has 91% Of The Forest Cover That Existed At The Beginning Of The European Settlement

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#11 Cross Sea Is A Very Beautiful And Rare Phenomenon That Happens When There Are 2 Wave Systems In The Sea Moving At Oblique Angles

It might be beautiful from above, but if you get caught in these waves, your vessel can easily turn upside down or lose its way.

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#12 LA Is A Wasted Opportunity

Imagine if Los Angeles was built like Barcelona. Dense 15 million people metropolis with great public transportation and walkability.
They wasted this perfect climate and perfect place for city by building a endless suburban sprawl.

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Maps play a crucial role in the study of geography. From cave wall drawings to inscribed clay tablets, a variety of maps have existed for decades. The oldest ones in the world date back to the 9th Century and were created in Babylon. By the 20th century, satellite imagery and aerial photography had transformed mapping into a sophisticated and precise science.

#13 While I Was On The Highway I Witnessed The Eruption Of Etna Live… It Was Exciting

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#14 Namib Desert: Yesterday’s Underrated Desert

Fog is the primary source of water in the site, accounting for a unique environment in which endemic invertebrates, reptiles and mammals adapt to an ever-changing variety of microhabitats and ecological niches.

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#15 Devil’s Tower, Wyoming. A Large Butte, It Reaches 5112 Feet Above Sea Level

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#16 Look At This Curiosity!

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#17 No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed The Equator

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#18 Mean Age Of Women At Birth Of First Child

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#19 Who Owns More Wealth, The Bottom 80% Or The Top 0.001%?

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#20 A Modern Photo Compared With A Photo Taken Over A Century Earlier In The Same Place

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#21 A Map Of Nations When Asked The Question “Which Country Is The Largest Threat To World Peace?” – In 2013

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#22 How Antarctica Would Look If All The Ice Melted

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#23 There’s A Lake In Finland That Looks Like Finland!

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#24 Topography Of The Indian Subcontinent

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#25 [Close-Up View] Of Antarctica From Space

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#26 I Went To An Unknown (For Me) Island 2 Hours From Home And Mapped It From Scratch With A Compass And A Rangefinder!

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#27 Huge Landslide Causes Whole Village To Disappear In Switzerland

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#28 Never Knew These Big American Cities Were So Close Together

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#29 North Korea Is Strange

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#30 Fun Fact About Patagonia That Most People Don’t Know: 90% Of It Looks Like This

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#31 Estonia Is The Northernmost Country In The World With No Part Of It Being In The Arctic

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#32 Europe Used To Look Like This!

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#33 Madagascar Is Way Bigger Than I Thought

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#34 The Actual Map Of Ship Traffic

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#35 The Scottish Highlands, The Appalachians, And The Atlas Are The Same Mountain Range, Once Connected As The Central Pangean Mountains

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#36 Friendly Reminder Of Just How Ridiculously Big The Pacific Ocean Is

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In addition to making up over 97% of the Earth’s water, oceans also cover 71% of the planet’s surface. The Pacific Ocean, which is the largest of the five major oceans, makes up 31% of the surface and averages about 13,000 feet in depth. Second in size is the Atlantic Ocean, which covers 20% of the planet’s surface. Surprisingly, only 5% of the world’s oceans have been explored, with the other 95% remaining a complete mystery.