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DescriptionDifferent map projections.png	English: This image describes how different map projections can create illusions. The image to the left is an orthographic projection of the northern Atlantic Ocean and the image to the right is a Robinson projection of the same area. The red line on both images is an air route between Stockholm and New York. The two lines are placed on the same coordinates but on the orthographic projection the line is straight and on the Robinson projection the line is bent.
Date	13 March 2011
Source	File:BlankMap-World6.svg (cropped) File:Greenland (orthographic projection).svg
Author	Poxnar File:Greenland (orthographic projection).svg made by: Connormah File:BlankMap-World6.svg (see description on the link)

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current	09:38, 1 April 2011	1,049 × 462 (166 KB)	AnonMoos (talk \| contribs)	cropping
	14:08, 27 March 2011	1,063 × 531 (170 KB)	Poxnar (talk \| contribs)	correction
	00:13, 14 March 2011	1,063 × 531 (237 KB)	Poxnar (talk \| contribs)	{{Created with Inkscape}} {{Information \|Description={{en\|This image describes how different map projections can create illusions. The image to the left is an orthographic projection of