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- What the heck is a Hyperborea? When I bought a personal domain name back in 2000, I wanted a name from fantastical geography. Atlantis was waaaay taken.
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- Land and Ocean Sunset (Geography Geekery)
The ocean sunset looked like the sun was setting behind a line of distant mountains. But was it possible, with only the sea to the west?
- Waitaminute
Listening to “Into the West” (end credits song from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King). Lyric, “Across the sea a pale moon rises.” It’s all about crossing the sea into the west to go to elf heaven. Presumably the speaker is standing at the Grey Havens, waiting for the ships to arrive and […]
- Geographical Knowledge (Vacuum)
I heard an NPR report that 83% of Americans 18-24 cannot find Afghanistan on a map. Following it up on their website, I found a link to the National Geographic survey they used. Of course, what the report neglected to mention is that nobody had a good rate at finding Afghanistan. The only country where […]