Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.itimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down111cross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1292arrow-down1imageNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.itBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square33linkfedilinkcross-posted to: mapporn@lemmy.world
minus-squareNorgur@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoIs it just me or does this world map look off?
minus-squareChetzemoka@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 years agoMost map projections dramatically underestimate the size of the Pacific Ocean: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/point-nemo We’re just not used to seeing this half of the planet depicted, and the Pacific IS almost half of the entire planet.
minus-squareBlaze@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoIt is centered on the Pacific Ocean, which is a bit unusual indeed
minus-squareFlickOfTheBean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThis probably isn’t what happened to you, but my brain assumed the dark areas were the land masses for a good long while until I realized why it looked like a nonsense map lol
minus-squarezaph@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat happened to me too! Was fighting my brain to remember water blue
minus-squareThisfox@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoLooks pretty typical for an Aussie. Pacific in the middle.
Is it just me or does this world map look off?
Most map projections dramatically underestimate the size of the Pacific Ocean:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/point-nemo
We’re just not used to seeing this half of the planet depicted, and the Pacific IS almost half of the entire planet.
It is centered on the Pacific Ocean, which is a bit unusual indeed
This probably isn’t what happened to you, but my brain assumed the dark areas were the land masses for a good long while until I realized why it looked like a nonsense map lol
That happened to me too! Was fighting my brain to remember water blue
Looks pretty typical for an Aussie. Pacific in the middle.