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I concur. Of the maps proposed, other than maybe the Peter's projection version, i don't see any practical value for wide option of any of the other maps. Peter
by bharath28 10y ago
I concur. Of the maps proposed, other than maybe the Peter's projection version, i don't see any practical value for wide option of any of the other maps. Peter's projection is interesting because it correctly depicts the relative sizes of nations and gives better perspective to things most people think about (for example, how large Africa really is). Reading too much into things like the grand meridian was chosen because of colonial supremacy is pointless. Yes sure it was, but it works and the cost to switch is too high. Any other arbitrary place we choose as reference will have the same problems in the future.