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Xymis t1_jbireuh wrote

Antarctica is a continent, no?

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AntiMemeTemplar t1_jbirtff wrote

It just displays the remaining part. You wouldn't want a blank space there, so just label it as it is

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Xymis t1_jbit7yk wrote

I feel like you could completely omit it and no one would be the wiser. Or put it in an “others” category seeing as how every country in the world isn’t listed.

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AntiMemeTemplar t1_jbitq60 wrote

It does say "Earth's Total Surface Area", so omitting isn't an option. Also, Antarctica is the only large piece of land with no label on it, so it deserves its unique place

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Xymis t1_jbiv26b wrote

The article itself mentions it’s not a country and even if it says “total land mass” they could’ve put a footnote or an asterisk. Anyway, this is a silly thing to go back and forth about.

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Narwhals64 t1_jbjanxw wrote

I don't see why it matters so much. Are you an Antarctaphobe?

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92835 t1_jbpola6 wrote

International waters also isn’t a country, but including it gives a fuller picture.

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BlissfulIndian t1_jbjmfqn wrote

How are these visual maps made..?

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spamonkey24 t1_jboo3w8 wrote

You could probably make the pie/ring chart with a Python library that lets you set the background for each slice to a custom image. Then you could import it into Adobe Illustrator and do the annotations by hand.

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masb2000 t1_jbk0w6d wrote

Seeing this makes the great flood theories make sense. We are truly playing with fire with climate change… or with water…

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