World Map Without New Zealand. A map showing the location of New Zealand's embassies places it in the middle of the world. In reality, this island nation is not on. The problem of New Zealand being excluded from maps is getting more and more publicity. Not sure what happened to the original page, and didn't want this gem to be lost from the Internet. As with other maps, the tops and sides suffer from the most distortion. World Map Without New Zealand
World Map Without New Zealand The result of this is that one of our most widely-used projections completely misrepresents our Kiwi friends' homeland. Surya is pure Eurosnoot and proud of it! That's why the standard world map in New Zealand is this one.
This woeful omission inspired a community of sharp-eyed, social-media-savvy Kiwis to document what seems like an endless existential battle.
The Mercator Map distorts the appearance and location of New Zealand.
World Map Without New Zealand BBC News has picked up the story. [Peter Mellow]. The Nicest Citizens in Maps Without New Zealand. Yes, Australia's neighbor apparently doesn't exist …at least in the world of maps.