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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

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.