Difference between revisions of "Talk:2951: Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas"

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Including Hawaii would have been the cherry on the cake. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.242.174|198.41.242.174]] 05:42, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
 
Including Hawaii would have been the cherry on the cake. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.242.174|198.41.242.174]] 05:42, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
  
: As the center of the map corresponds to Kansas' antipode, Hawaii shouldn't be "at the center", but slightly to the right of the center (in the direction of the "Pacific Ocean" tag). --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.86.100|162.158.86.100]] 05:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
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: As the center of the map corresponds to Kansas' antipode (Kerguelen in the Indian Ocean https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes/united-states/kansas-city), Hawaii isn't really "near the center", but rather to the right of the center (in the direction of the "Pacific Ocean" tag). --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.86.100|162.158.86.100]] 05:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

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Seems weird that it's just the contiguous US, with "hints" about what lies within. I hope Randall will release another version with the rest of the world included.162.158.158.61 03:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Would the center be both poles and Kansas's antipode? --172.68.27.150 03:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Including Hawaii would have been the cherry on the cake. 198.41.242.174 05:42, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

As the center of the map corresponds to Kansas' antipode (Kerguelen in the Indian Ocean https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes/united-states/kansas-city), Hawaii isn't really "near the center", but rather to the right of the center (in the direction of the "Pacific Ocean" tag). --162.158.86.100 05:58, 27 June 2024 (UTC)