Azimuthal Equidistant Projections of World Map, Centred On and Around Sri Lanka
In azimuthal equidistant projection, a point on the the earth's surface is taken to be the centre, and all points of equal distance are marked from it, all around the globe, until the opposite pole from chosen location (which shall occupy whole perimeter). This is most notably done centred in North Pole, in the UN logo.. but any point could be set, and there are so many cool ones made online, centred around South Pole, LA etc.
There's this interactive website ( https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://maps.ontarget.cc/azmap/en.html&ved=2ahUKEwiPrvnM5fKNAxXtcmwGHY0PD2wQFnoECAoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0cYaAPnEbYJTceDCv9pefO ) that could be used to make any azimuthal projection. I haven't seen any ones centred around SL, so I thought of making some with equidistant setting. And of course, I reccoment anyone to give the link a try, it was fun to fiddle with.
Images 1-4 are centred around a location in SL. I like how the world island remains mostly unchanged and how Antarctica and the new world gets distorted in this very unhinged manner, and this is how I learned that the opposite pole of SL is somewhere in the sea near Central Americas.
For slightly better aesthetic, in image 8, changed that opposite pole/antipode to the sea just adjacent to thus US east coast, and that would centre is somewhere in the triangle between SL, Madagascar and Australia, which gives centre of Lemuria vibes, lol. I also like that these how these tools are present for anyone to use, cuz anyone would love to experiment with making their location the centre of the world, or seeing what's directly below the feet in opposite side of world.
Would love if there were better renders of these online, these arent bad tho.. kudos for the website for keeping these running. Hope these maps may be enjoyed, haha.
Achinthya Nanayakkara
05.09.2025
(Made 3 months before)
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