NEW ARTICLE

How many photos are uploaded to Flickr? Where? By who? Why does any of it matter? We explore the rise and fall of #Flickr in this @digigeolab paper by yours truly, Vuokko Heikinheimo, @eklund_jo, Anna Hausmann & @tuuli – now out in the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.

Article: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2213-0780(25)00026-X

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What is "The South"? What is "Southern"?

https://thelemmy.club/post/24306279

MY VLOG: Balochistan arrests| Protests| What are Balochistan issues? Solutions?

https://youtu.be/gh9eZzDAuiM

Balochistan faces multifaceted issues. Are the roots in their geography or is it more complicated? 

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 601

Which country is the only one in the world with these 5 properties?
- Its flag contains green
- Has a population less than 10M
- Is a member of EU
- Uses euro as currency
- Drives on the right side of the road

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Three state boundaries (USA) are based on latitude and longitude alone. Which are they?

This is what’s going to happen to #Greenland (red, white, and blue land) once #DonaldTrump and his associates have invaded the Kingdom of Denmark.

I sincerely hope the Danish police will prevent the convicted felons from the US from gaining access to Denmark after they touch down at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.

WAKE UP America It's very much past due the time to fire the New Dictators in the #US #Trump, #JDVance and other treads against the world.

'Ice melted beneath our feet': Dramatic photo of huskies running through water reveals Greenland's rapid melting

#Discovery of the day:
Some of the most fundamental concepts in quantitative #Geography and #GIS were published in the #CATMOG series by the Institute of British Geographers (now part of the #RGS). Unfortunately, these publications are rarely available online, and an increasing number of libraries no longer carry this series.
But thanks to Prof. Mark Green, almost all CATMOG publications are available on GitHub: https://github.com/qmrg/CATMOG/tree/Main

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 600

Which country is the only one in the world with these 3 properties?
- Its name ends with "N"
- Its flag has 3 colors
- Its GDP per capita is greater than 20k USD

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Greenland to "Red, White, and Blueland"? The Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America"? #Geography scholars explore the contentious world of geopolitical rebranding - and what it does to our psyches. https://theconversation.com/from-greenland-to-fort-bragg-america-is-caught-in-a-name-game-where-place-names-become-political-tools-251201 #politics

A lot of people tie where they live into their identity to some degree. I'm kinda curious. What do you identify with most? ​ ​

#EveryCountryIsUnique puzzle 598

Which country is the only one in the world with these 5 properties?
- Its flag contains at least these colors: red and white
- Has an area greater than 500,000 km²
- Its capital city is not its largest city
- Has English as an official language (de jure or de facto)
- Has never won a medal in the Winter Olympics

Answer in the comments with a Content Warning! #Geography #Quiz #Vexillology

Investigative journalism in #Somalia is welcome, and @washingtonpost report from Feb made valuable contributions to story of #ISIS foreign recruitment in #Puntland state. But the story vastly exaggerates its own importance, among other issues...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/09/somalia-islamic-state-puntland-terrorism/

#geography #security #ISIL #HornOfAfrica #Africa #journalist #factcheck @geography @geopolitics #MiddleEast

#Sweden #travel #geography
https://www.islandsaround.com/sweden-country-most-islands/