xkcd #2951: Bad Map Projection: Exterior Kansas ( xkcd.com )
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Although Kansas is widely thought to contain the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states, topologists now believe that it's actually their outer edge.
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Alt text:
Although Kansas is widely thought to contain the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states, topologists now believe that it's actually their outer edge.