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English: Eurasia on two-point equidistant projection. 15° graticule; two anchor points are (45°N, 40°E), (30°N, 110°E). Imagery is a derivative of NASA’s Blue Marble summer month composite with oceans lightened to enhance legibility and contrast. Image created with the Geocart map projection software. |
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| Author | Strebe |
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| current | 00:49, 21 November 2021 | | 2,044 × 1,601 (1.07 MB) | Reseletti | cropped to the actual content, removing a few lines of whitespace borders |
| 03:27, 19 August 2011 |  | 2,058 × 1,616 (1.12 MB) | Strebe | Added anchor point symbols: the two points from which all distances are correct. | |
| 22:41, 15 August 2011 |  | 2,058 × 1,602 (1.1 MB) | Strebe |
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