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| titletext = This is probably the first projection in cartographic history that can be criticized for its disproportionate focus on Finland, Mongolia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | | titletext = This is probably the first projection in cartographic history that can be criticized for its disproportionate focus on Finland, Mongolia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|[[#Table of countries and their time zones|Table]] now has all relevant countries and is sortable. But needs to be filled out for each country with explanation of its time zone and why it looks as it does on the map. (Especially those from title text needs explanation like that). Some of the info already given in the explanation could be moved to the table.}} | ||
This is the second comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] and presents Bad map projection #79: Time Zones. It was first with this comic that it became a series. The series began a month earlier with [[1784: Bad Map Projection: Liquid Resize]] (#107). It was followed almost three years later with [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] (#358). | This is the second comic in the series of [[:Category:Bad Map Projections|Bad Map Projections]] and presents Bad map projection #79: Time Zones. It was first with this comic that it became a series. The series began a month earlier with [[1784: Bad Map Projection: Liquid Resize]] (#107). It was followed almost three years later with [[2256: Bad Map Projection: South America]] (#358). | ||
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| {{w|Bolivia}} || UTC-4 || Compressed shape, slight rotation || | | {{w|Bolivia}} || UTC-4 || Compressed shape, slight rotation || | ||
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− | | {{w|Paraguay}} (Par.) || UTC-4 || Country shrunken and location | + | | {{w|Paraguay}} (Par.) || UTC-4 || Country shrunken and location wiht respect to (new) Argentina has changed || |
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| {{w|Chile}} || UTC-5, UTC-3 || || UTC-5 is used only on {{w|Easter Island}} (not shown). | | {{w|Chile}} || UTC-5, UTC-3 || || UTC-5 is used only on {{w|Easter Island}} (not shown). | ||
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| {{w|Iceland}} || UTC±0 || No shape distortions, but different location. || Iceland, even if it geographically lies mostly within the UTC-1 time zone, uses UTC±0. It is therefore moved east on Randall's map. | | {{w|Iceland}} || UTC±0 || No shape distortions, but different location. || Iceland, even if it geographically lies mostly within the UTC-1 time zone, uses UTC±0. It is therefore moved east on Randall's map. | ||
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− | | {{w|Norway}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Norway}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Sweden}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Sweden}} || UTC+1 || || |
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| {{w|Finland}} || UTC+2 || Stretched horizontally because it borders Norway on the north, which uses UTC+1. || | | {{w|Finland}} || UTC+2 || Stretched horizontally because it borders Norway on the north, which uses UTC+1. || | ||
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| {{w|Armenia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+4 || Displaced east to Caspian Sea coast. || Not labeled. A tiny patch of land on the Caspian Sea coast just north of Iran can be tentatively identified as Armenia. However, Armenia ia a landlocked country in reality. | | {{w|Armenia}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+4 || Displaced east to Caspian Sea coast. || Not labeled. A tiny patch of land on the Caspian Sea coast just north of Iran can be tentatively identified as Armenia. However, Armenia ia a landlocked country in reality. | ||
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− | | {{w|Africa}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC±0 – UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Africa}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC±0 – UTC+3 || || Not labeled. |
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| {{w|Western Sahara}} (labeled Morocco) || UTC±0 || || Labeled incorrectly. | | {{w|Western Sahara}} (labeled Morocco) || UTC±0 || || Labeled incorrectly. | ||
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| {{w|Mali}} || UTC±0 || || | | {{w|Mali}} || UTC±0 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Niger}} || UTC+1 || || |
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| {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | Nations located to the south of Libya tend to use either UTC+1 (Chad) or UTC+3 (Sudan), but not UTC+2, which Libya uses. In order to fill in this area, Libya, one of the few countries in the area which uses the intermediate UTC+2, has been used to demonstrate the two-hour gap. || | | {{w|Libya}} || UTC+2 || Stretched vertically | Nations located to the south of Libya tend to use either UTC+1 (Chad) or UTC+3 (Sudan), but not UTC+2, which Libya uses. In order to fill in this area, Libya, one of the few countries in the area which uses the intermediate UTC+2, has been used to demonstrate the two-hour gap. || | ||
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| {{w|Cameroon}} (Cam.) || UTC+1 || || | | {{w|Cameroon}} (Cam.) || UTC+1 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Central African Republic}} (C.A.R.) || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Central African Republic}} (C.A.R.) || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Ethiopia}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Ethiopia}} || UTC+3 || || |
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| {{w|Somalia}} || UTC+3 || || | | {{w|Somalia}} || UTC+3 || || | ||
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| {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (Dem. Rep. of the Congo) || UTC+1 || || | | {{w|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} (Dem. Rep. of the Congo) || UTC+1 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Rwanda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Rwanda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Burundi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Burundi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Uganda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Uganda}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+3 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Kenya}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Kenya}} || UTC+3 || || |
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− | | {{w|Angola}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Angola}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Zambia}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Zambia}} || UTC+2 || || |
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− | | {{w|Malawi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Malawi}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. |
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− | | {{w|Tanzania}} || UTC+3 || | + | | {{w|Tanzania}} || UTC+3 || || |
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− | | {{w|Namibia}} || UTC+1 || | + | | {{w|Namibia}} || UTC+1 || || |
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− | | {{w|Botswana}} (Bots.) || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Botswana}} (Bots.) || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Zimbabwe}} (Zimb.) || UTC+2 || || | | {{w|Zimbabwe}} (Zimb.) || UTC+2 || || | ||
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− | | {{w|Mozambique}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|Mozambique}} || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Madagascar}} || UTC+3 || None. || Madagascar has the correct shape and position. | | {{w|Madagascar}} || UTC+3 || None. || Madagascar has the correct shape and position. | ||
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− | | {{w|South Africa}} || UTC+2 || | + | | {{w|South Africa}} || UTC+2 || || |
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| {{w|Lesotho}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. | | {{w|Lesotho}}<br>(not labeled) || UTC+2 || || Not labeled. | ||
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