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[[Category:Bad Map Projections]]

Revision as of 05:11, 14 February 2026

Bad Map Projection: Zero Declination
'The zero line in WMM2025 passes through a lot of population centers; I wonder what year the largest share of the population lived in a zone of less than 5° of declination,' he thought, derailing all other tasks for the rest of the day.
Title text: 'The zero line in WMM2025 passes through a lot of population centers; I wonder what year the largest share of the population lived in a zone of less than 5° of declination,' he thought, derailing all other tasks for the rest of the day.

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This is the tenth comic in the Bad Map Projections series displaying Bad Map Projection #216: Zero Declination.

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Discussion

First! Can't believe I'm north! King Pando (talk) 03:34, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

What do you mean that you're north? This isn't a good name (talk) 03:42, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
You’re north, I’m fourth :) Logalex8369 (talk) 04:53, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
Hi fourth! i'm John 45.178.1.151 05:31, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I can't figure out what the red arrows are. My best guess is that they indicate the direction that the map was distorted in that area. It would be good if somebody would explain. Jordan Brown (talk) 04:07, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

I think you are right. here's a rough (map comparison) Sameldacamel34 (talk) 05:41, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
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