Submitted by two_plus_two_is_zero t3_yetjh6 in dataisbeautiful
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Reretox t1_iu0gt3n wrote
There must be a mistake about South Sudan.
two_plus_two_is_zero OP t1_itzrwpb wrote
Source: Wikipedia
Tool: Datawrapper
Drahy t1_iuf1sjg wrote
You can't really separate Greenland from Denmark proper in a map of sovereign states
LeonardSmallsJr t1_iu05w5d wrote
China and Greenland surprised me, as did Eastern Europe. Nice graph!
DirtyNorf t1_iu07tnb wrote
I think Greenland is more surprising, when you remember the Tibetan Plateau is in China then that makes a lot of sense.
Theepot80 t1_iu0rcvl wrote
Technically Greenland should be the same color as Denmark.
Phadafi t1_iu421ee wrote
Almost 30% of China is the tibetan plateau...
Kinexity t1_iua9yni wrote
- Eastern and Central Europe
- This area is part of European Plain. It's as flat and low as it gets in Europe.
DaigaDaigaDuu t1_iu0k15n wrote
Highest point of Finland is on a slope of a small Norwegian mountain.
FarFlungPluto t1_iu2m9xc wrote
For China its the region of Tibet that increases the average I guess.
What is happening with Great Britain.
oeuvre9000 t1_iu3vk2v wrote
Suggestions:
Decoupling elevation from geopolitical boundaries may allow more of the detail to show through, if that's desirable. One colour per country is quite a coarse quantisation.
Try generating per-pixel rather than per-country average elevations and use a carefully chosen contrast colour to draw national boundaries.
Perhaps consider switching from the current blue-white-red colour mapping to an alternative with a couple more hues, continuing to account for people with colour perception differences.
Compressing the blue-white range as you have for differentiating commonly-occurring low elevations does add some visual clarity. However there's a tradeoff with the linear consistency of the scale (outcome: distinguishing mid-range and higher elevations is harder).
The maps and atlases in your local public / school / college library (or other cartography resources online) may be helpful.
Here's a classic legend generator: ColorBrewer: Color Advice for Maps
Fancy-Fonts t1_itztx7z wrote
What about Antarctica, I heard its the contiennent with the highest elevation. 🇦🇶
TedGuzan97 t1_itzx40s wrote
Not a country.
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kaeptnphlop t1_iu1lptp wrote
The Netherlands are way higher than that.
Picolete t1_iu40rip wrote
I though Japan would have a higher average elevation, as is mostly a mountain range
calguy1955 t1_iu0g9mo wrote
Seems like useless information.
Global-Alps498 t1_iu3tphs wrote
Haha, we are not here to learn applicable stuff!
rightinmybummy2060 t1_iu0dmog wrote
Maldives the lowest
And Bhutan the highest
#Well, that escalated quickly.