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wile_e8@lemmy.world to MapPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

xkcd: Dubious Islands

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xkcd: Dubious Islands

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wile_e8@lemmy.world to MapPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • athos77@kbin.social
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    https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2838:_Dubious_Islands

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    I love the map, but the lack of the St. Lawrence River is really odd, especially considering its size.

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      It’s not labelled, but it’s there, the large north-east heading river above Erie

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      Would you say it makes the map, and the islands it portrays, dubious?

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    Mexico completed the reconquista and grabbed some extra to boot.

  • wmcduff@kbin.social
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    The Churchill and Athabasca Rovers don’t connect; the Methye Portage was used to move between them, which is about a 20 km walk.

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