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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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[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I actually kind of like this as a concept for showing the world!

[–] chtk@feddit.nl 60 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

so did the cartographer

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