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Finnish Skydivers

A map of all the lakes in Finland, with the caption: if you go skydiving in Finland you have a 1 in 12 chance of getting wet
Finnish Skydivers: If you go skydiving in Finland you have a 1 in 12 chance of getting wet. This was Day 3, Polygons, of the 2023 #30DayMapChallenge. For more details, and the map that provided the inspiration.
projectionEUREF-FIN / TM35FIN(E,N). EPSG:3067
toolspython: geopandas, matplotlib
dataNatural Earth & Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)
fontDejaVu Sans Mono
commentsSome criticisms: neither of the blues are quite right; Åland, the archipelago in the south west has been cropped out of franme; the '--:--' in the title looks a bit off; Sweden and Russia should be labelled.
date03/11/2023