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The Dymaxion map projection, also called the Fuller projection, is a kind of polyhedral map projection of the Earth's surface onto the unfolded net of an icosahedron.The resulting map is heavily interrupted in order to reduce shape and size distortion compared to other world maps, but the interruptions are chosen to lie in the ocean.
[Blank map of the world in an unfolded Fuller projection, also known as Dymaxion Air-Ocean World map. 1954 final version for an icosahedron, modified to only include continent outlines] Error: {{Langx}}: text has italic markup [Carte du monde suivant une projection de Fuller dépliée, aussi appelée carte Dymaxion.
English: Blank map of the world in an unfolded Fuller projection, also known as Dymaxion Air-Ocean World map. 1954 final version for an icosahedron, with folding lines. Français : Carte du monde suivant une projection de Fuller dépliée, aussi appelée carte Dymaxion .
English: Blank map of the world in an unfolded Fuller projection, also known as Dymaxion Air-Ocean World map. 1954 final version for an icosahedron, with folding lines. Français : Carte du monde suivant une projection de Fuller dépliée, aussi appelée carte Dymaxion .
Dymaxion map of the world with the continental landmasses (Roman numerals) and 30 largest islands (Arabic numerals) highlighted. Image title: A map of the world, showing all landmasses with 10° graticule and Tissot's indicatrices of diameter 1,000 km and spacing 30°. Coastlines precise to 110 km. Width: 100%: Height: 100%
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The straight-line distance between the central point on the map to any other point is the same as the straight-line 3D distance through the globe between the two points. c. 150 BC: Stereographic: Azimuthal Conformal Hipparchos* Map is infinite in extent with outer hemisphere inflating severely, so it is often used as two hemispheres.
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