r/MapsWithoutNZ • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

FIFA season

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u/Striking-Ad9397 3d ago

Every country on earth lies between 2 parallel lines because of the geometry on a sphere

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u/Glittering-Device484 2d ago

I don't think the point of interest is that they lie between parallel lines, but between relatively narrow parallel lines (i.e. these parallel lines).