Was it the Diary of Adrian Mole that had his dad thinking that the Falklands were somewhere off Scotland?
EwokSuperPig___ on
I would ask the question why should we have to know where the Chagos islands are.
Relocationstation1 on
Honestly this is a little better than I would have thought it would be.
ZelWinters1981 on
Middle of the Indian Ocean, south of India.
But shoutout to the guy who put the pin *outside* of the map, in orbit.
FugaciousD on
To be fair, if you asked “Where is Diego Garcia?” the answer might be different.
YacineBoussoufa on
Where is x Island? Points somewhere where there isn’t an island.
Mister_Barman on
This actually isn’t too bad. Vast majority are in the area where the Chagos Islands are. Many votes in the Caribbean where we have multiple overseas territories which is a reasonable guess, and in the South China Sea, which makes sense because this China is central to the debate about the islands.
The idea that “you cant oppose your country needlessly giving up territory that could harm national security and your position in the world unless you can pinpoint it on a map” is such a stupid take
ThatNiceLifeguard on
This is respectable. Most were close and many of the guesses that weren’t are clustered in spots that make logical sense.
MrDrProfPBall on
Why did the Philippine archipelago get selected that frequently?
Nivaris on
I don’t know why anyone would think that the Chagos Islands were located in the middle of a continent. Particularly Australia, there’s a rather big cluster there and I really can’t imagine why. Do they think there’s a huge lake in the outback containing the Chagos Islands?
Countcristo42 on
Very impressive tbh
cesqret on
So it means their education system is working
GuyfromKK on
Interestingly, there is a cluster of highly concentrated answers around the Philippines. Why is that?
Immediate-Ad-2264 on
Some pointed chagos islands are located in the philippines💀
Adamantium-Aardvark on
Not bad honestly
Weird1Intrepid on
Ok, now show me where on the map is Wally?
LordLordie on
To be honest I would’ve also had no clue whatsoever and would’ve put the dot somewhere around Indonesia. So they did a pretty good job there.
dhkendall on
Points off for not labelling it “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Garcia”?
AnitaIvanaMartini on
I like to vacation on the Chagos islands that are in Chicago. So close to home!
omnipotentmonkey on
the clustering near Greece is at the very least a reasonable attempt at deduction,
Jjez95 on
I’m honestly pleasantly surprised. Thought it would be much worse than this.
AgileBlackberry4636 on
I like that a sizable percentage of people looked for island on the land mass
Truth-or-Peace on
So, to summarize the main clusters, here are people’s guesses in order from most popular to least popular:
1. The Chagos Islands are in the Indian Ocean. (Well done.)
2. The Chagos Islands are near Mauritius. (*Very* reasonable guess if one’s been reading the news.)
3. The Chagos Islands are in the Philippines. (Oops.)
4. The Chagos Islands are near Guantánamo Bay. (Wrong, but interestingly wrong.)
5. The Chagos Islands are in Indonesia. (Not a bad guess if one’s never heard of them.)
6. The Chagos Islands are in the Australian Outback. (A bad guess *even* if one’s never heard of them.)
gattomeow on
British people tend to be much more geographically aware than most nationalities since the UK is a maritime country with lots of trade routes and a very active Royal Geographical Society.
I bet that the average person in bigger countries like China, India, the USA and Russia is more cartographically challenged
Rufus14811 on
I genuinely have no clue how maps like these happen
Surely most of these people are joking or misunderstood it right?? No way someone heard “island” and pointed to Mongolia or something unironically
gattomeow on
I’m guessing areas with land and seas were not labelled? Logically why would someone think an island was deep inland, unless in the middle of a lake.
absoluteally on
I want to know who the people are who thought these islands were in the middle of a continent. Was there some dodgy question phrasing that they used that they left off the final result of was there map to small for accurate clicks or did they ask in a way that lots of people took the piss.
Amockdfw89 on
I consider myself very good with map. I can probably point out 95% of the countries on earth
But I never was able to master tiny islands
Le_Atheist_Fedora on
I consider myself a huge geography nerd and extremely knowledgeable about world geography and I’ve never heard of the Chagos Islands.
thedisablednonce on
I mean I love geography and visiting new counties but I didn’t really know where they was, I assumed it was between africa and Australia somewhere but I wouldn’t be shocked if you told me it was in the Caribbean
Beginning_Source1509 on
I actually find this preety unintresting
like this says, “a lot of people dont know where an island that is really far away from them is”
edit: I have just realised a bunch of people put something called island in the middel of continents
milosh_rush on
Who the fck pointed continents?! They are literally names Chagos ISLANDS
nlurp on
What are the blue dots on land? Made by drunk British?
BezezeBlaze on
Someone really just pointed at literal middle of god damn deserts
Slow_Animator_7241 on
It’s the fact so many Britons think islands are inland, I the word should tell you they will be in the sea 🤣
LupusDeusMagnus on
Brits been getting news about Chagos Islands very recently and they likely mention “Indian Ocean island with military bases being returned to the African island nation of Mauritius”. Basically giving away that it’s in the Indian Ocean, and probably near an island near Africa. They probably seen maps of it too.
It’d be nice to compare with their guesses before the agreement.
jkmapping on
To be fair, I’m a fairly educated person in the world of Geography and I have never once heard the neame Chagos Islands. Turns out, it is the island group that contains Diego Garcia, somewhere even the most basic geography nerd knows. TIL, thank you.
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Was it the Diary of Adrian Mole that had his dad thinking that the Falklands were somewhere off Scotland?
I would ask the question why should we have to know where the Chagos islands are.
Honestly this is a little better than I would have thought it would be.
Middle of the Indian Ocean, south of India.
But shoutout to the guy who put the pin *outside* of the map, in orbit.
To be fair, if you asked “Where is Diego Garcia?” the answer might be different.
Where is x Island? Points somewhere where there isn’t an island.
This actually isn’t too bad. Vast majority are in the area where the Chagos Islands are. Many votes in the Caribbean where we have multiple overseas territories which is a reasonable guess, and in the South China Sea, which makes sense because this China is central to the debate about the islands.
The idea that “you cant oppose your country needlessly giving up territory that could harm national security and your position in the world unless you can pinpoint it on a map” is such a stupid take
This is respectable. Most were close and many of the guesses that weren’t are clustered in spots that make logical sense.
Why did the Philippine archipelago get selected that frequently?
I don’t know why anyone would think that the Chagos Islands were located in the middle of a continent. Particularly Australia, there’s a rather big cluster there and I really can’t imagine why. Do they think there’s a huge lake in the outback containing the Chagos Islands?
Very impressive tbh
So it means their education system is working
Interestingly, there is a cluster of highly concentrated answers around the Philippines. Why is that?
Some pointed chagos islands are located in the philippines💀
Not bad honestly
Ok, now show me where on the map is Wally?
To be honest I would’ve also had no clue whatsoever and would’ve put the dot somewhere around Indonesia. So they did a pretty good job there.
Points off for not labelling it “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego Garcia”?
I like to vacation on the Chagos islands that are in Chicago. So close to home!
the clustering near Greece is at the very least a reasonable attempt at deduction,
I’m honestly pleasantly surprised. Thought it would be much worse than this.
I like that a sizable percentage of people looked for island on the land mass
So, to summarize the main clusters, here are people’s guesses in order from most popular to least popular:
1. The Chagos Islands are in the Indian Ocean. (Well done.)
2. The Chagos Islands are near Mauritius. (*Very* reasonable guess if one’s been reading the news.)
3. The Chagos Islands are in the Philippines. (Oops.)
4. The Chagos Islands are near Guantánamo Bay. (Wrong, but interestingly wrong.)
5. The Chagos Islands are in Indonesia. (Not a bad guess if one’s never heard of them.)
6. The Chagos Islands are in the Australian Outback. (A bad guess *even* if one’s never heard of them.)
British people tend to be much more geographically aware than most nationalities since the UK is a maritime country with lots of trade routes and a very active Royal Geographical Society.
I bet that the average person in bigger countries like China, India, the USA and Russia is more cartographically challenged
I genuinely have no clue how maps like these happen
Surely most of these people are joking or misunderstood it right?? No way someone heard “island” and pointed to Mongolia or something unironically
I’m guessing areas with land and seas were not labelled? Logically why would someone think an island was deep inland, unless in the middle of a lake.
I want to know who the people are who thought these islands were in the middle of a continent. Was there some dodgy question phrasing that they used that they left off the final result of was there map to small for accurate clicks or did they ask in a way that lots of people took the piss.
I consider myself very good with map. I can probably point out 95% of the countries on earth
But I never was able to master tiny islands
I consider myself a huge geography nerd and extremely knowledgeable about world geography and I’ve never heard of the Chagos Islands.
I mean I love geography and visiting new counties but I didn’t really know where they was, I assumed it was between africa and Australia somewhere but I wouldn’t be shocked if you told me it was in the Caribbean
I actually find this preety unintresting
like this says, “a lot of people dont know where an island that is really far away from them is”
edit: I have just realised a bunch of people put something called island in the middel of continents
Who the fck pointed continents?! They are literally names Chagos ISLANDS
What are the blue dots on land? Made by drunk British?
Someone really just pointed at literal middle of god damn deserts
It’s the fact so many Britons think islands are inland, I the word should tell you they will be in the sea 🤣
Brits been getting news about Chagos Islands very recently and they likely mention “Indian Ocean island with military bases being returned to the African island nation of Mauritius”. Basically giving away that it’s in the Indian Ocean, and probably near an island near Africa. They probably seen maps of it too.
It’d be nice to compare with their guesses before the agreement.
To be fair, I’m a fairly educated person in the world of Geography and I have never once heard the neame Chagos Islands. Turns out, it is the island group that contains Diego Garcia, somewhere even the most basic geography nerd knows. TIL, thank you.