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Tom Argles

@tomargles

Geologist, Open University lecturer, reluctant GIS-er, intermittent cricketer, birder, gardener, dad and sometime writer.

 Buckingham (not the palace)
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Joined May 2012
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Map of Europe
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99% of Americans can't name this country
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#uksnow MK18 7/10 Large wet flakes coming down steadily in Buckingham
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Average number of bowel movements per week
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GeoWeekUK@GeoWeekUK11 Oct 2024
Found any awesome new outcrops this summer? Starting to plan for GeoWeek UK 2025? Dates are now confirmed: 24 May - 1 June - check out earth-science.org.uk/geoweek… for details on how to join the geo-fun and organise an event. #geoweekuk2025
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The Pacific Ocean is so vast it could hold 16 Polands
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The first AI-generated map of the British Isles (well, most of them) in commercial use? @TerribleMaps
Ian (@geekcubed) profile pictureIan@geekcubed1 May 2024
Super excited to be a member of @OctopusEnergy 's Smart Founder's Club. But your map is seriously peaking my ASD child's trigger points : they kindly suggest your design intern should watch @jayforeman
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This is incorrect. Greater Tokyo is actually in Japan
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@amazingmap26 Feb 2024
Greater Tokyo vs Greater London
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Mercator projection vs Real size of each country [🗺️ neilrkaye]
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Flight Tracker's got nothing on the GPS data that tracked this shark drawing a picture of... himself? 😊 h/t David Attenborough
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More people live in the green area than the blue area
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Map of Cricket positions 🤯
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Love your work
India in Pixels by Ashris 🔱 (@indiainpixels) profile pictureIndia in Pixels by Ashris 🔱
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We asked ChatGPT which Hogwarts house would each state belong to based on historical parallels and archetypes of each house
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The roundest countries
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An image of GPS tracking of multiple wolves in six different packs around Voyageurs National Park shows how much the wolf packs avoid each other's range
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Shortest route from Santiago, Chile to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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In 2023, we embarked on 27 incredible hikes, bringing together 3,500 adventurers from all walks of life. 🌄🚶‍♂️ Our mission for inclusivity and well-being continues to thrive! Join us for an even more exciting 2024. 🎉
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