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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

Mathematically impossible, but you could try an Equal Area projection.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Equal area projections usually preserve straight and perpendicular meridians and parallels. That's neutral but then there's the political decision of what latitude gets the correct aspect ratio. And Gall-Peters is not anti-colonialist if representing Africa correctly was your goal.

[-] scala@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Essentially this. A true sized projection, it can be in any "cut" of the globe as long as all the continents are true to size.

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