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logi@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThat isn’t Mercator, then the longitude lines would be parallel and not converge at the pole like that. Greenland really is massive, even without the Mercator distortion.
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logi@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThat isn’t Mercator, then the longitude lines would be parallel and not converge at the pole like that. Greenland really is massive, even without the Mercator distortion.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
True
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
I’m betting that part of trump’s fascination with Greenland is because of the mercator projection.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
While possibly true, the fascination is Putin’s, he’s just following orders. Putin has wanted Venezuela and greenland for a long time.