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Re:A flat map with the least error possible: The Gott-Goldbe... by fish44 on Monday April 22, 2024 @06:29AM (#40112971)
if you click the map - just West of the tip of India- it creates a much better division - without slicing populated continents in half
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Re:A flat map with the least error possible: The Gott-Goldbe... by MichaelZuo on Monday April 22, 2024 @08:52AM (#40113889)
Huh, it looks so much better that it seems strange its not the default.
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Re:A flat map with the least error possible: The Gott-Goldbe... by Turing_Machine on Monday April 22, 2024 @05:50PM (#40121600)
That's pretty good. Nice find.

I agree with the other commenter that this would be a good default.

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