australia

Mashup maps (reflections)

18 December 2018
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brazil, australia, kentucky, austria, new jersey, albania, south africa, west coast, maine, serbia, mashup

Mashup maps (reflections) 18 December 2018 Buy high-res file -- I was originally inspired by this map from Business Insider Australia, which shows how similar Brazil and Australia are in shape and size. My first thought was, “Wow! The curves and coastlines match up a little too well.” Then something else occurred to me: the population distributions are kind of similar, as well—a rotated Australia would have most of its people living in the “Southeast”, in the Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane corridor. ...

Proposed Australian states

3 November 2014
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australia, history, alternate

Proposed Australian states 3 November 2014 There have been many proposals for states and territories to be added to Australia, many of which were brought up during the era of Australian imperialism. The late 1800s saw many Australian politicians, particularly those from Queensland and Victoria, petition London to annex neighboring Pacific islands without much success. While the territories were worthless to London, many Australians saw them as tokens that confirmed a new Australian Empire. ...