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Re: broken country borders in map_continents [message #29256]

Fri, 08 February 2002 05:23

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Sverre Solberg (sso@nilu.no) writes:

> when using "map_continents,/countries" , some of the country borders
> get broken. On the projection I use it seems almost as (parts of) the
> Ottoman Empire has returned...
>
> These are the commands I use:
>
> map_set, 60, -180, -180, /stereo, /cont, $
> limit = [30, -180, 90, 180], $
> latdel = 5, londel = 10, charsize = 1.6
>
> map_continents, fill_cont = 1
> map_continents, /countries
>
> Does any have any explanations/help??

The problem is caused by fuzzy geopolitical thinking
in the US. The current administration is not helping.

Have you tried using HiRes mapping?

Cheers,

David

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