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Years ago I used such a map to travel to a few faraway places with a similar climate to discover ecosystems that felt close to my own and yet so weirdly different. A bit like an uncanny valley without the revulsion because it was a beautiful experience.

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I would have used that map a different way: Find close locations (to save on transportation cost, time and footprint) with a radically different climate (for the change of scenery etc).

You don't get the sort of uncanny valley I'm describing that way but indeed it's better for the reasons you cited.

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