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World maps by year · AD 1940

World map in AD 1940

187 polities have borders on the map in AD 1940. Open AD 1940 on the interactive map →

Changes since AD 1939

New on the map (3): Finland, French State, Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France

No longer on the map (9): Belgium, Luxembourg, French Republic, British Somaliland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Tangier International Zone, British Leased Liugong Island

States and empires in AD 1940

Battles, AD 1940 – AD 1944

Volcanic eruptions (VEI ≥ 4), AD 1940 – AD 1944

Significant earthquakes, AD 1940 – AD 1944

The 20 strongest of 94.

27 witnessed meteorite falls were recorded in AD 1940 – AD 1944.

Sources

Borders: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0 1.0). Battles: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Eruptions: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Earthquakes: NOAA NCEI. Conflict events: UCDP GED (CC BY 4.0). Meteorites: NASA/Meteoritical Society. Full citations.