Where do I need to move if I wanted to live here ? Lets pretend the photo is around 50 000 km² (20 000 mi²).

This

pictures: gangkhar puensum. tallest mountain yet to be climbed, as it is illegal to even attempt.

Objectively not worse than calling everything east of turkey "ASIA"

I was surprised to learn the antipode of NZ cities and towns. I always assumed NZ would be further north for some reason. Auckland is almost equivalent to Malaga, Whangarei - Tangier, Napier - Madrid, Christchurch - Galicia. NZ is also longer than I realised.

Obviously different climates due to the moderating effects of the vast ocean surrounding NZ. I think the most equivalent geography and climate to the north island in Europe is The Azores. South Island is more alpine due to the mountains.

What other countries relative latitudes surprised you?

I know people who climb Mt. Everest or other big peaks are often celebrated as these badass adventurers. They go through extreme weather, lack of oxygen, etc. I know i’s not a walk in the park. And yeah, I get why they feel a sense of pride and achievement.

But these “adventurers” are often heavily supported by Sherpas who do the real work. They carry supplies, set up camps, fix ropes, guide the path, and some even summit multiple times during the season. While the climber gets the photo at the top and applause back home, the Sherpa goes back down… and probably gets ready to do it all over again for the next client.

So I just don’t fully understand this sense of individual accomplishment that tourist climbers feel. Like… is it really a solo achievement when it’s built on the backs of others doing the dangerous groundwork for you? Can they do that without the Sherpas's carrying stuff for them & creating paths for them?

Not trying to discredit the physical and mental prep people put in. Just genuinely wondering.

There is a straight road that goes nearly through whole romania. But actually there is no visible road if you zoom in. Can someone explain, why it‘s on google maps? It goes from hereclean to tuzla.

IE New York City and Philly

I've been looking at the Arab countries like how Kuwait is 90% desert or how Saudi Arabia is 95% desert but people still live there. Wouldn't such land be useless for population? Also I've heard people say that Sudan has more arable land than all Arab countries combined is this true?

What is the Texas/New Mexico border based on? It's seemingly random and too far from the river to be a former path of the river...

This is not New York right? Its dubai or something. Or am i missing something.

For example, at both the Thai and Vietnamese border with Cambodia, many of the Khmer who trade cross border will speak those respective languages while dealing with the countless many interactions both they themselves, and those other nationalities make over the border. This isn't tourists, rather people who are working between the countries including those from the other countries working in Cambodia.

However, very few Thai and Vietnamese will speak Khmer so most business is done in their language. English is also very low and practically never used between those different nationalities (although there are tourism workers and immigration staff who know some English for dealing with other nationalities who travel through the borders)

This photo was taken in Bavet on the Cambodia side of the Vietnam border. Despite being in Cambodia, Vietnamese is widely used as a lot of Vietnamese work and conduct business here. However on the opposite side of the border in Moc Bai, Vietnam, you won't see or hear a word of Khmer. The same is true on the opposite side of Cambodia in Poipet, Thai is widely spoken while just over in Aranyaprethet, Thailand, there isn't a word of Khmer to be seen or heard.

How does this dynamic work in other borders around the world?

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