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The Silk Road in the middle ages
One of the many illustrations of the historical Silk Road(s). Original photographer unknown.
China-Kazakhstan Border
This satellite image from Nasa's Earth Observatory displays the stunning contrast in landscape along the border between China and Kazakhstan.
Asia Gas Pipeline
In this image, a Chinese employee of Asia Gas Pipeline LLP (AGP) walks across a frozen landscape to inspect a portion of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline. AGP, a joint venture between the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and…
Silk Road Caravan using Bactrian camels
The caravan served as the principle method for transporting goods across the Silk Road. This image from "The Silk Road Atlas" depicts what the journey may have looked like.
Unplanned Explosions at Munitions Sites incidents in country formerly part of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
A map of unplanned explosions at munitions sites from 1979-2013. These stockpile explosions are often correlated with conflicts in the region, not as acts of war, but accidents due to storing weapons, often in preparation for some kind of military…
Radiation Hotspots Resulting From the Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Map of concentrations of cesium-137 in the areas surrounding Chernobyl. This information wasn't released until three years after the event, meaning that there were whole swaths of people in Russia un aware they were in danger at all, as well as…
