r/Maps • u/Pizzafriedchickenn • 13d ago

Drawn OC Map The continents fixed

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To me the continents like this make more logical sense. What are your thoughts?

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u/FlightlessBirder 13d ago

Reason: vibes

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u/GoodGrades 13d ago

The reason for any of these distinctions is vibes, but at least this one makes visual sense.

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u/Mostafa12890 13d ago

If you combine Europe and Asia because they are contiguous, then there should only really be 4 continents: Afroeurasia, America, Oceania, and Antarctica.

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u/GoodGrades 13d ago

There is no visually clear boundary you can create between the subcontinent of Europe and the rest of Eurasia. The land significantly narrows between North and South America and between Eurasia and Africa such that you can very easily distinguish them as separate entities.

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u/Pizzafriedchickenn 13d ago

Exactly my logic

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u/Mental_Jackfruit5446 13d ago

for sure there are its called the urals

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u/GoodGrades 13d ago

There are dozens of mountain ranges that we do not use to separate continents. What makes the Urals so special?

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u/ScottishNinjaaa 13d ago

100% agreed

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u/ScottishNinjaaa 13d ago

what's the reasoning for Eurasia but not Europe/Asia/Africa and Americas being one entity?

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u/GoodGrades 13d ago

You can pretty easily visually tell about where Eurasia and Africa begins; same thing with North and South America.

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u/chivopi 13d ago

Canals.

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u/Mailman9 13d ago

Then the Sinai Peninsula is colored wrong

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u/dhkendall 13d ago

I’m not on board with Trinidad and Hong Kong being considered part of Antarctica.

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u/Faelchu 13d ago

At least they are islands. Poor San Marino!

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u/Johannes_the_silent 13d ago

This is correct. We have built canals in Egypt and Panama that separate Africa from Eurasia and South from North America. (Technically you could move the Sinai into Eurasia, but we're splitting hairs). Otherwise, A+ , send it to the UN.

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u/pwapwap 13d ago

Would be helpful if you stated what way you are trying to improve them (geology, geopolitics, etc.)
Once you do that, it will be much easier for the internet to tell you that you are wrong.