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		heikkilevanto on June 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Maps distort how we see the world Globes?? They do not suffer (much?) from the map projection problem. And no, they should not be printing any part of the world in the center of the globe!

Tade0 on June 21, 2023 [–]

> Globes?? They do not suffer (much?) from the map projection problem.

They do if you try hard enough. Introducing the infamous Poland Globe:

https://www.maproomblog.com/2020/09/these-globes-are-uncanny...

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