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The concept of the Northwest Passage on a flat earth map, specifically referring to the 1892 "Gleason's New Standard Map of the World," presents the Arctic region as the center of a circular, disk-shaped world. 

Key Details of the Northwest Passage on Flat Earth Maps:

• Central Location: Unlike globe maps where the North Pole is just a point, on the Gleason azimuthal projection (often used in flat earth, 0.1.2), the Arctic regions, including the Northwest Passage, are depicted encircling or directly around the center point.
• The "Ice Wall": In this model, the Arctic is in the center, while the outer edge of the map is bordered by a massive, all-encompassing ice wall, rather than Antarctica being a continent at the bottom.
• 1892 Gleason Map: This map specifically represents the earth "as it is," stretched and flattened into a circular plane, which is often used by modern flat earth proponents.
• Navigation Challenges: Some users note that navigating East or West on this type of map requires traveling in a circle around the center rather than a straight line, which contradicts actual compass navigation, a point often used to challenge the map's validity.
• Historical Context: The Northwest Passage was long sought by explorers in the 18th and 19th centuries as a shortcut to Asia, and early, non-flat maps sometimes showed it as a direct, open, or mythical strait, which aligns with the "wishful mapping" of that era. 

While the 1892 map was intended as a projection to aid in mapping the globe, it has been adopted as a cornerstone of the flat earth, or "stationary earth," theory.