xkcd #3207: Bad Map Projection: Zero Declination

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'The zero line in WMM2025 passes through a lot of population centers; I wonder what year the largest share of the population lived in a zone of less than 5° of declination,' he thought, derailing all other tasks for the rest of the day.

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'The zero line in WMM2025 passes through a lot of population centers; I wonder what year the largest share of the population lived in a zone of less than 5° of declination,' he thought, derailing all other tasks for the rest of the day.
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[–] 8 points 9 months ago (1 child)

The most obvious one for me (maybe because I live there...) is that NZ is basically vertical, rather than being on a big angle.

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