Friday, April 22, 2011

Open Pit and Strip Mines

Roughly from smallest footprint to largest, below are some MAPfrappe comparisons between various open pit & surface mining operations and the city of Washington DC:


Mirny Diamond Mine, Russia


Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Utah


 Carajás Iron Ore Mine, Brazil


Asbest Asbestos Mine, Russia


Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada


Venetia Diamond Mine, South Africa


Chuquicamata Copper Mine, Chile


Chingola Copper Mine, Zambia


Udachny Diamond Mine, Russia


North Rhine-Westphalia Lignite Mines, Germany




Related links:

Mines
Mirny Diamond Mine, Russia (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, United States (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Carajás Iron Ore Mine, Brazil (MAPfrappe)
Asbest Asbestos Mine, Russia (MAPfrappe)
Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Venetia Diamond Mine, South Africa (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Chuquicamata Copper Mine, Chile (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Chingola Copper Mine, Zambia (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Udachny Diamond Mine, Russia (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
North Rhine-Westphalia Lignite Mines, Germany (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Athabasca Oil Sands Mines, Canada (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)

Hydro dams and their reservoirs
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, United States (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Fort Peck Dam, United States (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Akosombo Dam and Lake Volta, Ghana (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)
Churchill Dam and the Smallwood Reservoir, Canada (MAPfrappe) (Wikipedia)

Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Muslim World

The term "Muslim World" has several meanings. In a cultural sense, it refers to the worldwide community of Muslims, adherents of Islam. There are approximately 1.2 to 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, or roughly one-fifth of mankind. Most Muslims are concentrated in the Middle East, Northern Africa, Bangladesh and Indonesia:

Muslim Majority Countries



The land area of Muslim majority countries compared to other areas of the world on MAPfrappe is impressive:




More MAPfrappe views of the Muslim World: