It’s great that now you can study the features of our planet not only in geography lessons. We have collected 10 Instagram accounts in which the world opens from completely unexpected angles. These are the accounts of astronauts, mountain explorers and just avid travelers who share their discoveries with subscribers every day.
@roscosmosofficial
You can look at the planet Earth through the porthole by entering the Instagram account of Roscosmos. The scale here is striking: entire continents from outer space look tiny, and the giant hangars in which launch vehicles are built to launch satellites into orbit are striking in their power. You can learn more about how Russian cosmonauts live on the ISS, which satellites provide residents of remote regions with the Internet, and about the technology designed to study the processes occurring on the planet, you can learn more in the captions to the bright photos @roscosmosofficial.
@Sea_Legacy
Sea Legacy is an organization dedicated to protecting the cleanliness of the oceans. Creator @PaulNicklen, a freelance photographer for National Geographic, uses visual storytelling to create campaigns that highlight the beauty and secrets of the world’s oceans. Check out @Sea_Legacy for mesmerizing videos of marine life and tips on how to protect marine life and increase its wealth.
@pollirusakova
Walking the paths of the legendary climbers of the Himalayas, seeing the sunset and almost touching the sky, standing among the peaks of mountain peaks – all this was experienced by the mountain climbing guide Polina Rusakova. In her profile, the girl shares her experience of conquering the Himalayas, the mountains of the Subpolar Urals and Svaneti, at the same time talking about the intricacies of navigation using maps, mating climbing knots and ways to combat altitude sickness.
@kronoki.ru
1350 sq. km of flora and fauna of the wild nature of the Kamchatka Peninsula fit into the Instagram account of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve. The authors of the profile tell about bright moments from the life of the protected inhabitants, share their observations of wildlife and acquaint subscribers with the most beautiful places for travel. By the way, the Kronotsky Nature Reserve is famous for its Valley of Geysers – one of the largest geyser fields in the world and the only one in Eurasia. In the @ kronoki.ru account, the reserve demonstrates the beauty of this inaccessible territory for the average traveler.
@duraki_i_dorogi
In the @duraki_i_dorogi account, you will find funny topographical names that ironically describe Russian reality. The author of the profile, Maria Konicheva, inspired by the @sadtopographies English-language account, decided to create a domestic version. Since then, not only sad names of settlements, rivers and lakes, but also funny and at the same time absurd geographical names from all over Russia began to get into the account: for example, the Shashlyk River, Lake Utochka, Muzhik Island.
@karty_maps
The study of geography begins with maps. But in the @karty_maps account, there is nothing like a basic school geography course. Here you can find meaningful information and broaden your horizons just by looking at the maps of the world from different times. Here you can see not only the names of the capitals, but also the names of famous literary works, the faces of the presidents of European countries, the emblems of football clubs that most often became champions in their countries, and many other cognitive facts about the world.
@chiletravelmag
You can also find out about the peculiarities of individual countries from the accounts of travel bloggers. Anastasia Polosina, for example, tells unusual details about life in Chile on her account. Having moved there a few years ago, the girl began to explore the country from the northern border to the south of Patagonia – the edge of South America. In addition to the facts about the cultural characteristics of the Chileans, in this account you can explore the contrasting nature of the country, where both glaciers and the driest desert in the world, Atacama, are located.
@globemakers
You can watch how the main symbol of geography is created at @globemakers. The guys from Bellerby & Co Globemakers in their Instagram account show the process of laborious work on the adaptation of 510 million square meters. km of the Earth’s area into a desktop globe, telling about the planet in #GlobeFacts format. The project team is one of the only ones who are still making globes by hand.
@russianexplorers
@russianexplores is a project of travel photographers from Russia. The guys travel around the country and talk about the amazing beauty of the local nature. The profile is often updated with landscapes of Altai, Baikal, North Caucasus, Elbrus, Karelia and Kamchatka. Thanks to this account, you will not only learn the history of your native places, but also get inspired to travel more throughout Russia.
@everydayclimatechang
@everydayclimatechang is a project of photographers from six continents who have decided to document climate change. The account is interesting because it shows the impact of climate change on the lives and destinies of ordinary people. The authors share with subscribers stories that have affected entire families and generations, changed the way animals live and changed public opinion about the problem of climate change.