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Relevant Events  
 
Relevant Events  
  
'''Is there a big lake in Southern California? (Created by Mistake)'''
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea Salton Sea] A previously dry lakebed accidentally flooded in 1905 while attempting to increase irrigation to the area from the Colorado River
 
  
'''How far East do the American Prairies reach?'''
 
The Northwest Territory was incorporated in pieces ~1820s, there may be something more relavent to draw the line at Indiana though.
 
 
'''Is there a big lake in the middle of Ghana? (Created on Purpose)'''
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Volta Lake Volta]
 
  
 
'''The US's southern border looks'''
 
'''The US's southern border looks'''
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'''Rhodesia?''' The dates down the chain suggest this is about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_(region) Rhodesia the Region] not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia Rhodesia the Unrecognized state] nor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia] the British Colony
 
'''Rhodesia?''' The dates down the chain suggest this is about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_(region) Rhodesia the Region] not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia Rhodesia the Unrecognized state] nor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia] the British Colony
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'''Is Lake Chad Missing?''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chad Lake Chad] is a shallow lake in Africa that apparently likes to disappear.  From 1963-1968 it was ~95% dry6
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'''Is The Aral Sea Missing?'''The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea Aral Sea] takes after Lake Chad.  Only 10% of its original size remains as of 2007. As of 2014 the eastern basin is now the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralkum_Desert Aralkum Desert]
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'''How far East do the American Prairies reach?'''
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The Northwest Territory was incorporated in pieces ~1820s, there may be something more relevant given that we're now looking at a satellite photo or similar analogue
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'''Is there a big lake in Southern California? (Created by Mistake)'''
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea Salton Sea] A previously dry lakebed accidentally flooded in 1905 while attempting to increase irrigation to the area from the Colorado River
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'''Is there a big lake in the middle of Ghana? (Created on Purpose)'''
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Volta Lake Volta]
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Revision as of 15:10, 1 June 2016

Well, I have no clue how to upload the image, it just displays the title text.108.162.216.91 12:47, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Done. Guess the bot failed because there is a larger one when you click the image on xkcd? --Kynde (talk) 13:08, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
The BOT didn't fail. The was an 404 error, the picture wasn't available at the first time. --Dgbrt (talk) 14:03, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

I feel like the title seriously lacks the word "political", there's all sorts of nice things with dating non-modern world maps. -- 141.101.104.104 13:34, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

It doesn't just cover political maps -- there is a section on telling when you are with physical maps via the presence or absence of bodies of water. In fact, there are four or five main branches: fictional maps, topographical maps, not a map, and political maps (which have two branches, based on the naming of Istanbul (was Constantinople) 108.162.237.174 13:42, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

I like how that this flow chart also describes what I've drawn162.158.26.220 14:05, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

The 1992-1996 range (top right corner) could be narrowed down further with the independence of Eritrea 1993. Am I getting something wrong or did Randall actually overlook this? :-) 162.158.85.141 14:49, 1 June 2016 (UTC)


Noone else has started work on this and I'm bored so... (feel free to reorder and/or add more detail where appropriate) Relevant Events


The US's southern border looks Gadsden Purchase


"Buda" and "Pest" or "Budapest" Buda and Pest were originally two different cities

Does Russia Border the Sea of Japan? Russia currently borders the sea of Japan so the 1867 upper limit is because of Tokyo not existing higher in the chain. The 1858 limit is to do with the Treaty of Aigun

Rhodesia? The dates down the chain suggest this is about Rhodesia the Region not Rhodesia the Unrecognized state nor Southern Rhodesia the British Colony

Is Lake Chad Missing? Lake Chad is a shallow lake in Africa that apparently likes to disappear. From 1963-1968 it was ~95% dry6

Is The Aral Sea Missing?The Aral Sea takes after Lake Chad. Only 10% of its original size remains as of 2007. As of 2014 the eastern basin is now the Aralkum Desert

How far East do the American Prairies reach? The Northwest Territory was incorporated in pieces ~1820s, there may be something more relevant given that we're now looking at a satellite photo or similar analogue

Is there a big lake in Southern California? (Created by Mistake) Salton Sea A previously dry lakebed accidentally flooded in 1905 while attempting to increase irrigation to the area from the Colorado River


Is there a big lake in the middle of Ghana? (Created on Purpose) Lake Volta



Should the relevant links above be added directly to the transcript, or to a separate section? --172.68.29.127 14:29, 1 June 2016 (UTC)


Istanbul is not the capital of Turkey! (It's Ankara) 162.158.86.131 14:41, 1 June 2016 (UTC)


Maybe a better way of organizing this is chronologically, i.e., show the state of the world each year.

That being said, is every year accounted for? For example, 1857 appears to be missing.