@[email protected] to Map [email protected]English • 2 years agoNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.itimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1305cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1305imageNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.it@[email protected] to Map [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 years agoIt is centered on the Pacific Ocean, which is a bit unusual indeed
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoLooks pretty typical for an Aussie. Pacific in the middle.
minus-squareChetzemokalinkfedilink16•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-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilink7•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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThat happened to me too! Was fighting my brain to remember water blue
Is it just me or does this world map look off?
It is centered on the Pacific Ocean, which is a bit unusual indeed
Looks pretty typical for an Aussie. Pacific in the middle.
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.
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