11 Weekend Maps: Spain's Plan To Invade China, Football, Former Yugoslavia & More Gulf Of America

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Welcome back to another issue of the Brilliant Maps newsletter.

Normally, geography doesn’t make headlines, but Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and have Google follow it has certainly had people talking.

So with that in mind who owns more of it?

The Gulf of Mexico’s (Gulf of America’s) EEZ: Who Owns More?

Map Of Taiwan’s Shiyu Islet Just 4km (2.5 miles) Offshore From Mainland China

Upside Down Globe (The World Turned Upside Down)

Closest 2024-25 English Premier League Football Club by Drive Time

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Spain’s Bonkers Plan To Conquer China In 1588 (Empresa de China)

The Growth, Decline & Transformation of France’s Borders Between 985 & 1947

Maple Syrup Production by US State

Largest Stadium By Capacity In Each Country

Largest Stadium By Capacity In Each US State

Map Of The Breakup of Yugoslavia 1989 - 2008

Flag Map Of The Breakup of Yugoslavia 1989 - 2008

And if you enjoyed both of those you may also enjoy: 20 Similarities & Differences Between The Countries Of The Former Yugoslavia

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Maps From Earlier In The Week:

• How Google Maps Labels The Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of America) In The US, UK & Mexico

• Video of How Google Labels The Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) Including other examples

• Watch The Reconquista In Just 60 Seconds

• Did You Know Russia & The United States Are Just 2 Miles Apart In The Diomede Islands

• Where Are VPNs Restricted/Illegal?

• Population Growth & Decline of Japan’s Prefectures From 1920-2020

• If You’re In Windsor, Ontario, Canada & Want To Get To Detroit You Have To Head North Rather Than South

• Number of Books Banned By Schools In Each US State: Including Most Banned Books & Authors

• Who censors the internet the most

• European Food According To The Greeks

• Europe But Europeans Colonised It

• How Much Of The Alps Each Country Controls

• 15 Most Spoken Languages In The World & Where They Come From

• Countries Whose Citizens Have Been To Space

• Map of International Telephone Country Codes By Country

• 3 Maps Of Doggerland: Mapping The Lost World

• The Incredible Shrinking Aral Sea

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