• chickenf622@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    Well there is no way to preserve the scale of all land masses properly since you’re projecting a 3D object onto a 2D plane. This projection at least partially addresses the issue of land masses near the poles being away to big than they actually are. I feel geographically Europe is in a position where the distortions are minimized, at least in the case of projections that don’t have weird layouts.

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      3 hours ago

      Behrmann would make a lot more sense. The average person lives at 30 degrees latitude, and it works at all longitudes.

      If you’re in the 6% of the population that lives above 45 degrees latitude, I agree the distortion kind of sucks, so please look at the flag of the United Nations until you feel better.