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The final version was described by Buckminster Fuller in 1954. For more information, refer to the Buckminster Fuller Institute Website at www.bfi.org.
This projection converts the globe into a 20-sided figure called an icosahedron. Each side is a geodesic triangle that is then flattened into a two-dimensional triangle. The facets of the icosahedron are unfolded in a specific manner to keep the land masses unbroken.
The tangent lines are the facet edges.
In general, neither latitude nor longitude lines are straight.
The north direction is not upright. It is difficult to identify directions without a graticule on the map.
Best used for display and educational uses.