1️⃣ The marker is placed at the source of each river.
2️⃣ Rivers near the equator may appear shorter than those closer to the poles — this is due to curvature and map projection effects, not actual length.
The visualization is generated from [top20onmap.com](http://top20onmap.com/)/nature
The data is curated across from various sources and exposed through api platform T20API[OC]
R_V_Z on
“The marker is placed at the source of each river”.
Places marker where the Missouri meets the Mississippi.
Imzocrazy on
im always confused by what is designated as ONE river. like isnt mississippi-missouri 2 rivers? arent the ones in south america all tied to amazon in some way shape or form?
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The visualization is generated from [top20onmap.com](http://top20onmap.com/)/nature
The data is curated across from various sources and exposed through api platform T20API[OC]
“The marker is placed at the source of each river”.
Places marker where the Missouri meets the Mississippi.
im always confused by what is designated as ONE river. like isnt mississippi-missouri 2 rivers? arent the ones in south america all tied to amazon in some way shape or form?
This is dots on a map and a table, neither of which is [a qualifying data visualization](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/wiki/rules/rule1).
A good visualisation of a river on a map is the river highlighted on the map. Dashed lines don’t really bring any emphasis for me.