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Map showing frequency of red hair across Europe. Five color-coded ranges: red (over 10%) concentrated in Ireland and Scotland, orange (5-9%) in parts of UK and northern Europe, brown (2-4%) in Scandinavia and Germany, darker brown (1-2%) in central Europe, and darkest brown (under 1%) in southern Europe. Shows clear north-south gradient with highest concentrations in Celtic regions.

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[โ€“] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The light blue splotches are lakes.

[โ€“] blarghly@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

That makes more sense. But not as much sense as making them the same color as the ocean.