MapBench research
Original Geographic Studies
These studies use MapBench's own documented datasets and geographic calculations to answer questions that are easier to understand when the full method is visible. Each page shows the ranking, the formula, the dataset scope and the important limitations.
The Most Isolated Major Cities in MapBench's World-City Dataset
Which major cities sit farthest from their nearest peer? We compare every city with every other city using great-circle distance.
Read study →Which Major Cities Have the Most Other Major Cities Within 500 km?
A transparent comparison of major-city clustering using a fixed 500 km great-circle radius and the same curated city dataset used by MapBench tools.
Read study →Which Major Cities Have Another Major City Closest to Their Antipode?
For every city we calculate the exact opposite point on Earth, then find the nearest city in the MapBench major-city dataset.
Read study →How MapBench studies are built
The goal is not to turn rough datasets into dramatic claims. We publish only questions the available data can answer transparently, show the exact comparison method, and separate dataset-based rankings from official statistics.
- Coordinates and population values come from the documented MapBench major-city dataset where that dataset is used.
- Distances use the same WGS84 mean-sphere great-circle method documented on the Methodology page.
- Rankings describe the dataset, not every city on Earth.
- Readers can reproduce the core measurement with the linked MapBench tools.