r/geography 13h ago

Discussion Kind of crazy how Africa once had a Germanic state.

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I know only elites and soliders were Germanic but still


r/geography 21h ago

Image 23,000 year old footprints, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA

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r/geography 16h ago

Question How bad could El Niño be?

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I live in Southeast Asia


r/geography 20h ago

Discussion What is the most uninhabitable piece of land on earth?

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r/geography 17h ago

Video Dudhsagar Fall📍

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r/geography 11h ago

Discussion The accelerating melt of Earth’s ‘Third Pole’ - a recent massive glacier collapse is a warning.

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Following the recent devastating floods in Nepal, this clip gives a powerful perspective on rapid destabilisation of the Himalayan region.

Research led by the University of Leeds found that the ice loss rate in recent decades is at least ten times higher than the average rate observed over previous centuries. Also, glaciers lost twice as much ice annually between 2000 and 2016 compared to the previous 25 years.

So what could be the long-term hydrological and geographical changes we should expect to see across Asia as this acceleration continues, and are there realistic infrastructure solutions to mitigate the resulting Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)?


r/geography 9h ago

Article/News Lost island in northern B.C. lake that appeared then disappeared has been located

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r/geography 6h ago

Question Why is Algeria the richest/most developed African country despite suffering from the same ills that has plagued the rest of the continent as well as being closed off to tourism?

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Algeria had a brutal civil war in the 90s, is still fighting a war on the Polisario front in Western Sahara, and greatly suffered from French Colonization. The country is rich in oil, but so are Gabon and Angola but neither of those countries are nearly as developed.

With an HDI of 0.763, Algeria has the highest HDI on the mainland African continent and is even more developed than its less isolated peers like Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.


r/geography 11h ago

Discussion 2400 year old Pazyryk carpet only survived because grave robbers accidentally flooded the chamber, creating a permanent ice lens in the Siberian permafrost

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Pazyryk carpet surviving this well is one of those unusual accidents of geography. burial was in Altai Mountains, where permafrost could keep the chamber frozen.

After grave robbers opened chamber, water entered through the shaft and later froze, which may be what preserved the wool, pile, and dyes for more than 2,000 years.

and i think this is really useful part for historians is what this carpet can tell us beyond its age. Its materials and dye composition give clues about where raw materials may have come from and how far they could travel. Some studies have linked the red dye to cochineal, which may suggest connections with wider trade networks across Central Asia. It doesn't prove direct route to Europe, but it gives us another piece of evidence for how connected these regions may have been before the Silk Road became the better-known trade network.


r/geography 4h ago

Academic Advice I love my geography degree. It’s actually not been completely useless in my professional life.

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I graduated in 2023 with a BA in geography (with an emphasis on environmental studies) and I love that I have it. Like in genuinely happy I studied something I wanted to and had a fun university experience.

And since I have become a museum worker, city employee substitute teacher and most recently a private adult ESL instructor.

I’m actually studying for my masters in linguistics right now and focusing on second language acquisition.

But I owe it all to being 19 and thinking “I really like learning about countries” and doing that for 4 years. It’s actually set me apart from other applications (especially when I was a museum archivist) because the obscurity of the degree allows you to just mention what relevant experience and courses you took (within the geographic discipline) to best fit the job you’re apply for. Like for the company I used to teach English for I’d lay into the human geography classes I took and when working with my local city I’d lay into my water table studies and urban design courses, and for the museum I work at I’d also just lay into the anthropology courses I took and also human geography and physical geography.

(Also I used it to become a substitute teacher and I sub a lot of history and English classes. But to get a substitute teachers permit in my state, CA (USA) you just need a bachelors in literally anything so I don’t think it being in geography was a huge factor in that regard)

Abuse the metaphysical shit out of the “and other relevant degree” options when applying for jobs


r/geography 4h ago

GIS/Geospatial Nepal emergency flood response needs volunteers with intermediate/higher mapping geospatial skills

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Volunteer effort run by NAXA & Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
You can help map out the flooded area, task: https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=2026+Nepal+Floods&omitMapResults=1


r/geography 13h ago

Question Is the Sahara Desert definitively bounded to its current boundaries?

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I was wondering,is the current climatic stress in the north in any way related to desertification? Precisely,is the Sahara always going to remain under the Atlas mountains and the Mediterranean or is it expected to shift its way up north? And also are the climatic shifts in the Mediterranean (hot weather in France and Spain and Italy and drying rivers in Austria and Hungary and Croatia and whatnot) related to desertification in anyway?


r/geography 1h ago

Map [OC] Map of the Korean Peninsula

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Hello everyone, I recently finished this detailed map of the Korean Peninsula and wanted to share. Includes provincial breakdowns, major cities/towns, mountains with elevations, transport links, land cover, nuclear facilities, and both national anthems at the bottom.

I tried to keep the labeling dense but still readable and gave both North and South equal attention. Feedbacks are welcome and I hope you enjoy!


r/geography 19h ago

Discussion The future of Bir Tawil:

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What do you predict that will happen with this piece of land in the future?

Will the dispute remain unsolved or perhaps some developments may occur within Bir Tawil?

I find it interesting that it remains untaken.


r/geography 3h ago

Discussion Hypothetical population of Washington DC

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What would Washington DCs current population be if it had retained its original 10 mi x 10 mi layout?


r/geography 16h ago

Question What are examples of appearing landlocked nations that actually have access to the ocean via River(s)?

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r/geography 4h ago

Question What's with the lakes in eastern Tamil Nadu?

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I found these crescent-shaped shapes on Google Earth in eastern Tamil Nadu, India, east of Karaikudi and north of Rama Setu. To my eye, they initially looked like barchan dunes, but they're lakes! I've never seen lakes like these before.


r/geography 3h ago

Map The map of Mali looks like a water closet.

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r/geography 1h ago

GIS/Geospatial Adını veren bildiğim hadiseler

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Bax meni evdekiler bezen eseblesdirende veyahut istediyim hernedise almiyanda veya bile bile alindirmayanda hemen gün Nese bir bedbext hadise bas vermelidide veya nese bir işleri olanda Olmur alinmir Düzgün olmur veya harasa gedende meni aparmiyanda Hemin günü yağış guclu kuley Gettiyleri yerde baslarina iş gelr Bilmirem olursa ne qede pis hadise varsa bir bir olr bu hadise tek menim başıma gelir yoxsa sizdede var yoxsaa buu...


r/geography 10h ago

Discussion Should Mount Rushmore be renamed Mount America?

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Repost. Thoughts?


r/geography 1h ago

Map Apple officially renamed it…

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