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This image shows two map projections of Earth with a purple line drawn across them. The top projection is a polar view centered on the Arctic, showing the Northern Hemisphere from above. The bottom projection is a standard rectangular world map (likely a Mercator or similar projection). On both maps, a purple curved line traces the same path across the Northern Hemisphere, running roughly along the 50th parallel north. The line begins in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, curves up through Canada, crosses Greenland, continues through northern Europe and Russia, and ends in eastern Asia. The two different projections offer complementary views of the same geographic route - the polar view emphasizes the Arctic-centered perspective and shows how the route relates to the pole, while the rectangular projection shows how the route appears on a more familiar world map format.