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Re:The True Size of Countries by bridge55 on Thursday January 05, 2017 @02:34PM (#13330564)
Everyone knows the ONE TRUE MAP PROJECTION is the Fuller Map:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Fuller_p...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map

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Re:The True Size of Countries by jacobolus on Thursday January 05, 2017 @07:37PM (#13332874)
Critique: http://www.genekeyes.com/FULLER/BF-1-intro.html
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Re:The True Size of Countries by grimmdude on Thursday January 05, 2017 @04:39PM (#13331673)
After looking at this I just realized why maps showing airline routes always show arched lines.
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Re:The True Size of Countries by Benjammer on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:37PM (#13332095)
It's a combination of map projections and airplanes using "great circles"[1] to navigate shortest distance between two points on a sphere.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle

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