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Miguel Afonso Caetano @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · Aug 03, 2026
LoL: "A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference in Brazil ⁠this week, ​causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online. Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the Aids 2026 conference in ⁠Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map displayed halfway during a presentation about the state department’s new health agreements. A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included ⁠in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools. The ​company said it was investigating the report. The state ‌department said it took “full responsibility” ‌for the confusion caused and that the map had been produced by a team member who hastily changed ‌the slide deck before the event." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #USA #Africa #Geography #Imperialism #Neocolonialism
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Roman (geographyquiz.app) @geographyquiz.app@bsky.brid.gy · Aug 02, 2026
The Spanish 🇪🇸 exclave of Ceuta is in the news at the moment. Take this opportunity to learn about Spain’s Autonomous Communities, including the locations of Ceuta and Melilla. Link: geographyquiz.app/quiz/spain-a... #geography #quiz #spain
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Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) @polgeonow@mstdn.social · Jul 30, 2026
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Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦 @Canadian_Eh@mas.to · Jul 27, 2026
Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊 Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them! 🇨🇦 #Canada #Geography #GreatLakes #IndigenousCulture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoulin_Island
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D C Fitzgerald @tangledwing@ohai.social · Jul 26, 2026
Lake Powell within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, looking over the sheer Navajo Sandstone cliffs. The reddish-orange walls are composed primarily of Jurassic-era Navajo Sandstone. #geography #park #nature #geology #photo #utah
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Sam Steiner and 487 others @samsteiner@swiss.social · Jul 25, 2026
Haha Czechia ..go tell Portugal face-to-face #map #czechia #europe #geography #geo #screenshot #reddit
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✨ Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋 @bibliolater@social.vivaldi.net · Jul 25, 2026
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Dr. Or M. Bialik @ombialik@mastodon.world · Jul 13, 2026
I think this was done before, but a modern and extensive mapping of the world's dunes is still welcomed (most are in N. Africa, Central Asia, Australis and Arabia, unsurprising). Link: https://nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75466-y #Dunes #Landforms #Geography
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D C Fitzgerald @tangledwing@ohai.social · Jul 13, 2026
Fjaðrárgljúfur, a massive, steep-walled canyon located in South Iceland. It was carved out roughly 9,000 years ago during the last Ice Age as glacial meltwater eroded the soft volcanic bedrock. #geography #geology #nature #photo #moss
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · Jul 10, 2026
Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
Interesting, I can't find any hills (as I would expect) in Cerro Gordo, Iowa. It's flat. Like most of Iowa is... all falt. Curious where "Cerro Gordo" comes from. #geography
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Ryan Hite @religiousryan@mastodon.social · Jul 09, 2026
London had TWO chances to be completely redesigned — after the Great Fire and after the Blitz. Both times, planners drew bold new blueprints. Both times, the city rebuilt on its old medieval streets instead.🗺️ #London #Geography #History https://www.ryanjhite.com/2026/07/09/london-the-capital-city-britain-never-actually-built/
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Erik Jonker @ErikJonker@mastodon.social · Jul 08, 2026
Ofcourse Trump will start talking to Iran again in a few days/week, because the war is for him simply unwinnable, because of geography. Iran knows that. #Trump #Iran #USA #geography #geopolitics
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Arthur Gron @arthurgron@mstdn.ca · Jul 07, 2026
#Toronto does a terrible job of explaining its history. Cycled to a place near the Humber River, in Toronto, south of Eglinton and between Jane St. and Scarlett Rd. There is barley any mention that here, near Jane and Eglinton, was a large Late Iroquoian Village (circa A.D. 1400–1650). You sort of have to stumble on this info, and the physical site doesn't even have a plaque. The archeological remains are under Roseland P.S. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/35983417 You'll recognize this sport by the large, distinctive, antenna in Toronto's west end. It would have looked like the reconstructed village at Crawford Lake, Ontario https://www.georgetownon.ca/crawford-lake-iroquoian-village-history This a a great little area, being close to the Humber river and a where a large, old, buried, sandbar exists as a result of the ancient Lake Iroquois shoreline. #TOpoli #ONpoli #history #archeology #biketooter #Ontario #Canada #geology #geography
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GIS and Science @gisandscience@bird.makeup · Jul 02, 2026
While AI can process information at unprecedented scale, geography gives that information meaning. GIS professionals know this intuitively. That's why AI needs you. https://ow.ly/K1Ya50ZjJLQ #GIS #AI #geography #GISprofessionals
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Brief Ecology @briefecology@climatejustice.social · May 31, 2026
Boosted by Dragofix @Dragofix@veganism.social
"This is the central insight of the work: the energy transition is not constrained by a lack of land, but by the competing use and value of land." - Adam Gallaher in our latest issue 🌎 https://www.briefecology.com/the-eco-update-28/the-energy-agriculture-biodiversity-nexus #solarpunkSunday #renewables #bioDiversity #agriculture #sustainability #geography #ecology #solarpunk
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Brains Matter @brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 05, 2026
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Ben Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood@ecoevo.social · Jun 13, 2024
Boosted by Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@jorts.horse
Quick new #introduction post since I've migrated over to ecoevo.social I'm an ecologist at Penn State University with a research focus on #tree / #forest growth and #carbon dynamics. I also have a side interest in the application of geographic #theory to #nature #society relations. And I write some short #fiction in my spare time. #ecology #geography #ClimateChange
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