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This is why I'm glad Google maps is available in a 3d globe! Even at relatively close zoom levels the subtle differences in scale are really noticeable.

Unfortunately I'm not entirely sure how to get Google Maps to always start up in the 3d sphere mode. Half the time in firefox it just reverts back to a flat map.

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It'd be pretty cool if they can show the map in the Mercator projection with a center the user can choose, as well as which way is up...

Try https://www.worldmapgenerator.com/en/

The Nullschool Earth Weather Visualiser does this. It displays meteorological (and related) data, not political or geological features, but is still pretty interesting. There are also numerous alternative projections available

<https://earth.nullschool.net/>

(There are many other reasons to love that tool, but the projections options is icing on the cake and/or planet.)

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