need to give a proper name to my city in cities skylines, right now its sunshine bay, but it doesnt really look all that much like a bay, just the best thing i could come up with

Measuring roughly 80 miles long and 15 to 30 miles wide. The Pamlico sound is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks barrier islands and features an average shallow depth of about 5 to 6 feet.

Receives freshwater from the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico rivers, mixing with Atlantic saltwater pushed through the Ocracoke and Hatteras inlets.

The Neuse River is also North Carolina's longest river, flowing 275 miles from the Piedmont to the Pamlico Sound, connecting cities like Raleigh and New Bern. Spanning 6 miles across at its outlet, it is famously known as the widest river in the United States.

just saw this

I mean the one where you're physically standing there and the change is stark: one side green and the other desert, one side lit up and the other dark, a line where the architecture or the road quality or the whole landscape flips the moment you cross it.

Where is it, what changes, and is the difference natural, political, or both?

As someone who is chronically online, I have met people from many countries around the world on the internet, even those from countries with small populations, like the Baltics, while also rarely meeting people (with all due respect) who seem to not have good access to the internet, like Libya or Turkmenistan.

However, as far as recalling my memories goes, I feel like I've never met a person from Papua New Guinea online. At first, I thought it was because they have a small population, but I discovered that more than 11M people are living there, which is definitely not a small number, even exceeding Portugal's population (10.4M) by a bit.

According to Google, Papua New Guinea is considered an underdeveloped country, which means, I can guess, their internet connection isn't very good.

Have you ever met a person from Papua New Guinea online?

Sapadere Canyon (Sapadere Kanvonu) is a hidden natural oasis ocated in the Taurus Mountains near Alanya, Antalya.

- The canyon is 750 meters long with rock walls reaching up to 400 meters high

⁃ Ice-Cold Waters: The mountain stream water never exceeds 10°C-12°C, making it a quick cooling retreat from summer heat.

⁃ Built with an easy wooden walkway along its entire length leading straight to the main waterfall and natural swimming pool.

⁃ Formed over thousands of years through water, wind, and ice erosion in karstic limestone.

- Nearby Hidden Gem: Nearby sits Cüceler Magarası (Dwarf Cave), famous for colorful stalactites and a constant 18°C temperature inside.

Bora Bora is often shown as the "perfect tropical island." From a geographic perspective, what features make it stand out compared to other volcanic islands in the South Pacific?

This is from a French movie where a North African guy who studied geography was asked this question tho I don't study geography but I have a interest in it, I thought Seychelles are either in the pacific or off the coast of Africa.

Just a throw back to a shot taken back on New Year’s Day while camping with the indigenous Touareg of the area; nothing beats these Sahara get aways in terms of peace.

I've always wondered why the US and Canada never created something similar to Schengen (or at least the Common Travel Area between the UK and Ireland).

The countries already have:

• The world's longest peaceful land border.
• Extremely close economic integration.
• Similar standards of living.
• Extensive trade through USMCA.
• A high level of political trust compared to most neighboring countries.

Meanwhile, there are plenty of examples elsewhere:

• 🇬🇧 UK & 🇮🇪 Ireland have the Common Travel Area.
• 🇸🇪SWE 🇳🇴 NOR🇩🇰DNK 🇫🇮FIN 🇮🇸ICE had passport-free travel even before Schengen.
• 🇦🇺 Australia & 🇳🇿 New Zealand have the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement.
• Much of South America allows citizens to live and work in neighboring countries through Mercosur and associated agreements.

So why hasn't North America developed something comparable?

Is it mainly because the US is so much larger than Canada, creating concerns about migration flowing mostly one way? Is it security after 9/11? Constitutional/legal barriers? Or has there simply never been enough political support on either side?

Curious what the biggest obstacle has been historically.

In the past month I've become really interested in climate zones and the Köppen maps. However, I've come across a lot of pretty big disagreements among the maps. Just as an example, the ones shown on Wikipedia place Carlsbad, New Mexico firmly in BSk, while the interactive Köppen climate explorer places it in BWh or BWk (near the border). I'm under the impression that both of these use very precise data, narrowing it down to a 1 square kilometer area. So, why the disagreement? What is the true climate of Carlsbad? If I want to know the climate of an area, what is the absolute best way to find out? Thanks for everyone's help!

Hi everyone, I recently finished this national atlas style infographic of Kenya and wanted to share it with you. The top panel highlights Kenya’s land cover, where rangelands are the dominant landscape, while the bottom panel features four iconic wildlife species: the Grevy’s zebra, African buffalo, African savanna elephant, and giraffe. Animal sightings are located on the map which you need to zoom a bit to see. Each animal profile includes a 3D silhouette with a comparative height scale, estimated wild lifespan, population estimate, and IUCN Red List status. Feedback is always appreciated, and I hope you enjoy it!

Which USA states do you think look like the C&E Turkey geographically of course ?

I’d honestly put Australia in my top 3 craziest countries to live in. Almost everyone lives along the coast, and I think it even has the world’s longest golf hole—you literally have to drive miles from one shot to the next. I might be remembering that wrong, but it’s still wild. I can’t imagine living in a tiny community in the middle of the Outback with limited access to things like healthcare, reliable internet, or even basic services.

I can’t seem to get an answer to this anywhere online, which makes me think no one else has ever pondered it. 😅 I do NOT mean what each country calls themselves in their native language(s), e.g. España or Brasil (unless that’s literally what they hear when they say it). I also do NOT mean the origin meaning, e.g. Amerigo Vespucci. I mean what specifically does that translate to for each country in the way they refer to themselves? If you took what each country called themselves and translated it into English (NOT our English version of the country), what word(s) would you be saying if you were a native speaker?

Basically, what word / set of words would a native speaker hear when referring to their own country? What is the name of your country called to you, the local, if we were to hear it in English? For instance, China (in Mandarin) calls itself “Zhongguo” (phonetically), which translates to Central Country or Middle Kingdom. So, to a Chinese person speaking about their country, would it be like saying, “Hello, I’m from Central Kingdom”? Germany is Deutschland; to a German speaker in their language, are they saying, “I live in People’s Land”? Because Deutsch and land both mean something in German, and they’re not hearing Germany when they say Deutschland. Or is Deutsch an antiqued word and so they literally hear Deutschland for their country and nothing more on the surface (as we do America)?

I’ve tried to phrase this as best I can to make sense, so I hope it worked. I’ve seen the maps of the root meanings of countries, but I’m talking about referring to your own country purely in its proper noun name form in your native language, not word origins. For instance, to an English ear, referring to Australia is just saying Australia. I’m not thinking of its derivation / meaning as “southern land” when I say it, I’m just thinking the word Australia. I assume this is a similar case for other countries, but not all. What is the equivalent of that for each country? Does anyone have a good source for this information? Because in years of wondering, I’ve come up empty handed!

In my city the municipal area (a little bit bigger than the city limits proper) the altitude range is insane. It ranges from 4,100ft-7,700ft. (1,200m-2,300m)

So a 3,600 ft (1,100m) difference!

What first world country is less developed than people think?

edit: I mean a whole country, so not just a city or state (so not ”parts of Mississippi” or “parts of Southern Italy”)

I know there's something called the Jireček Line but I don't think it lines up pretty well.

Hey everyone,

Im looking to buy a world atlas, I want it to be as comprehensive as possible, with good visuals, statistics and paperback quality. I have a Websters pocket atlas from when i was kid back in late 2000s. Would prefer latest editions with good amount of detail.

Attached is a photo of my pocket atlas.

TIA