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The original map was produced by CIA in 2004, you can see it in Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g5700.ct001785/?r=-0.179,-0.051...
> “Vikingfjord” and “Smalahove” aren’t cities However, "Smalahove" is placed more or less exactly on the Norwegian town of Voss, which - among other things - is known (in Norway at least) for the dish "Smalahove", seared and boiled sheeps head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vossevangen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalahove
Balearic sea is spelled as Baelish sea. (B2)
> The arctic circle doesn’t pass through Iceland (though this may be a consequence of the rotation) Not the mainland of Iceland, but it does pass through the Icelandic island of Grímsey, at least for the next couple decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grímsey#Arctic_Circle
"Bringmeham" for Birmingham is proof that this is a joke and not some heinous error, right?
The original map was produced by CIA in 2004, you can see it in Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g5700.ct001785/?r=-0.179,-0.051...
Interesting - I wonder if it was used as a knowledge test. Everywhere you dig in on the map has inside jokes, plus small and large problems.
Found another one: The Hebrides are in the wrong place, should be off the coast of Scotland, not Ireland EDIT: also, the North Sea and Barentz Sea named are swapped, I think. I’m not 100% that’s where the Barentz Sea precisely is and cant be bothered to check EDIT 2: Porto is actually a bit further south
Good catch. I've updated the post. EDIT re: your edit: Wow. You're noticing things faster than I can update the post!
Had to smile at the ideal of household being a city!
Can I guess it's AI-generated? It has the same forced-to-BS-beyond-real-knowledge feel. It gets most of the outlines right-ish, but just hallucinates a bunch of other stuff.