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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

What would a rectangle even mean on a sphere?

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

many boundary lines "in law" follow longitude/latitude great circles

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