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xkcd 2999 - Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia(fedia.io)

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This projection distorts both area and direction, but preserves Melbourne.

https://xkcd.com/2999/

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degen@midwest.social
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I love xkcd and all, but I won’t stand for great lake erasure

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ryannathans@aussie.zone
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ACT and Tas can jump in a great lake

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DuckyMcDuckface@aussie.zone
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The ACT has 3 lakes.
Small ones but they’re there

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3ntranced@lemmy.world
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The great lakes extend through the pacific now. It’s all lakes baby.

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No1@aussie.zone
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I kinda think it should be flipped vertically, so that you have Florida in FNQ, and then NY/PA/MA running down NSW/VIC. Also get Texas for the NT, and Adelaide can be in Minnesota lol

Seems to match weather and politics a bit better, though idk if anything matches up on the west coast. Seattle for Perth? And would that make Broome San Francisco/LA? The US interior is a lot more noisy with states than Australia lol.

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Jumuta@sh.itjust.works
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but there’s a melbourne in florida and that’s too funny to pass up

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pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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As a Melburnian, I tend to agree.

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zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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Bugs Bunny finally sawed off Florida.

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