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These three places all have about the same population size (europe.pub)
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[โ€“] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but also Mercator projection.

[โ€“] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Look how curved the US-Canadian borders are, and how Ellesmere island is compressed. This clearly isn't Mercator.