I flew United to and from North Carolina over the past few days, and I’ve always noticed something about their in-flight map that puzzles me: the only, and I mean the only, thing shown on the map that isn’t a city is the Yellowstone Caldera.

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I flew United to and from North Carolina over the past few days, and I’ve always noticed something about their in-flight map that puzzles me: the only, and I mean the only, thing shown on the map that isn’t a city is the Yellowstone Caldera.
