Comments on: The “Pacific Islands” are actually just a myth http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/ Adventures in cartography Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Medeiros http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-13387 David Medeiros Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:12:56 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-13387 It's a "Pacific Island map" centered around the Atlantic Ocean. The middle swath of the Pacific isn't even on here, if you connected both ends you'd crush Hawaii! As a Kauai born and raised cartographer I'm outraged! ;) And whats with Papua New Guinea? Why does it get it's own color? It’s a “Pacific Island map” centered around the Atlantic Ocean. The middle swath of the Pacific isn’t even on here, if you connected both ends you’d crush Hawaii! As a Kauai born and raised cartographer I’m outraged! ;) And whats with Papua New Guinea? Why does it get it’s own color?

]]> By: David http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-13011 David Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:17:07 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-13011 Looks like most of Alaska is missing too. 'Here be Palins...' Looks like most of Alaska is missing too.

‘Here be Palins…’

]]> By: Andy Woodruff http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12693 Andy Woodruff Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:22 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-12693 Racist! Racist!

]]> By: Joel http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12687 Joel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:34:58 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-12687 I'm more alarmed by the Asia/North America super continent. I’m more alarmed by the Asia/North America super continent.

]]> By: Brad http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12512 Brad Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:49:57 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-12512 You're looking at it all wrong. Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas are really nothing more than islands in the Pacific. And Antarctica is nothing more than a seamount beneath the Pacific's southern ice cap. You’re looking at it all wrong. Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and the Americas are really nothing more than islands in the Pacific. And Antarctica is nothing more than a seamount beneath the Pacific’s southern ice cap.

]]> By: Andy Woodruff http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12484 Andy Woodruff Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:41:13 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-12484 It appears to be an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equirectangular_projection" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">equirectangular projection</a>, which is does produce a simple square grid of latitude and longitude lines. But it's an ugly map projection, so let's complain anyway. It appears to be an equirectangular projection, which is does produce a simple square grid of latitude and longitude lines.

But it’s an ugly map projection, so let’s complain anyway.

]]> By: Mark http://andywoodruff.com/blog/the-pacific-islands-are-actually-just-a-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-12482 Mark Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:08:32 +0000 http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/?p=708#comment-12482 Also, shouldn't the latitude lines be getting closer together as they head north - or did they just lie a generic grid under the map? Also, shouldn’t the latitude lines be getting closer together as they head north – or did they just lie a generic grid under the map?

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