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minus-squareLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-215 days agoThis map is clipping a good chunk of the Southern Hemisphere. When you include it, you also notice the same distortion: Note how it looks like Antarctica (14*10⁶km²) is 1/4~1/5 of the globe, even if it’s actually smaller than South America (18*10⁶km²).
This map is clipping a good chunk of the Southern Hemisphere. When you include it, you also notice the same distortion:
Note how it looks like Antarctica (14*10⁶km²) is 1/4~1/5 of the globe, even if it’s actually smaller than South America (18*10⁶km²).
https://youtu.be/7ayNc1iXfE8