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[–] ironhydroxide 28 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Maybe I'm not understanding. Isn't Australia an island, so wouldn't it show as some kind of "lake" like new Zealand is?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I was confused as well and I found this coloured version and this version with sea connections (green for Panama and Suez canal) that helped me to understand!

[–] ironhydroxide 12 points 6 months ago

Thank you.

Still kinda a weird how they have it laid out. Granted I'm no cartographer, I don't know the struggles of projecting a sphere on a plane.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

The Continental divides split the continents in half as there's no water that goes fully over them. That's awesome!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

oh yes now i get it

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