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I was confused as well and I found this coloured version and this version with sea connections (green for Panama and Suez canal) that helped me to understand!

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Thank you.

Still kinda a weird how they have it laid out. Granted Iโ€™m no cartographer, I donโ€™t know the struggles of projecting a sphere on a plane.

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The Continental divides split the continents in half as thereโ€™s no water that goes fully over them. Thatโ€™s awesome!

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oh yes now i get it

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