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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago

xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

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xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

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During the most recent glacial maximum, it’s believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3122/

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  • chtk@feddit.nl
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    10 days ago

    I like how the globe for Australia keeps the trend of not including New Zealand going.

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      10 days ago

      Ha, I missed that! 😁

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        so did the cartographer

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      I mean, NZ would be its own globe because it’s a separate country.

      But the Australia globe is potentially missing Tasmania.

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        Is it its own continent? Because each sphere is a continent.

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          Doesn’t it have to be if it’s an island? I feel pretty stupid right now lol

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