3 ms·
Cutting the map in the Pacific just makes a lot more sense rather than cutting it in the Atlantic. Do we really need most of the space in the middle of the map
by readams 10y ago
Cutting the map in the Pacific just makes a lot more sense rather than cutting it in the Atlantic. Do we really need most of the space in the middle of the map to be water?
- csa 10y agoThis is a fairly standard practice for maps that are targeted for users in Japan, Korea, and China (perhaps other counties as well). I'm not sure about the why. Maybe because it puts the target countries more towards the center of the map rather than the periphery?
- mistermumble 10y agoA relatively small circle in SouthEast Asia, with center in North Vietnam will include the majority of the world's population: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07/map-more-than-half-of-humanity-lives-within-this-circle/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/07...