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The vowel "foot-strut split" cuts through Northamptonshire as well as Herefordshire and Shropshire according to this map. Dialect is one of the fields where the Midlands may have mixed influences. [3] A study has shown that some Midlands areas have traditionally had a dialect closer to "northern" but now more influenced by "southern". [13]
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
A world map is a map of most or all of the surface of Earth. World maps, because of their scale, must deal with the problem of projection. Maps rendered in two dimensions by necessity distort the display of the three-dimensional surface of the Earth. While this is true of any map, these distortions reach extremes in a world map.
The Babylonian Map of the World (also Imago Mundi or Mappa mundi) is a Babylonian clay tablet with a schematic world map and two inscriptions written in the Akkadian language. Dated to no earlier than the 9th century BC (with a late 8th or 7th century BC date being more likely), it includes a brief and partially lost textual description.
See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. Wikimedia Commons includes the Wikimedia Atlas of the World. Entries available in the atlas. General pages
The De Virga world map was made by Albertinus de Virga between 1411 and 1415. Albertin de Virga, a Venetian, is also known for a 1409 map of the Mediterranean, also made in Venice. The world map is circular, drawn on a piece of parchment 69.6 cm × 44 cm (27.4 in × 17.3 in). It consists of the map itself, about 44 cm (17 in) in diameter, and ...
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Midland F1 Racing, a former Formula One racing team; Midland Group, a Russian construction team, owners of Midland F1; Midland Holdings, one of the largest real estate agents in Hong Kong; Midland Radio, an American manufacturer of wireless two way radio equipment; Midland Credit Management, Inc. an American debt buyer; The Midland, regional ...