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10 February, 15:34

What is the main problem with showing a spherical earth on a flat map?

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  1. 10 February, 19:01
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    A spherical earth is a 3D object. Trying to represent something like that on a flat surface will always cause some kind of distortion. This is why we have different types of projections for maps. It depends on what you need the map for.
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