The World as a Globe, Not Flat Map

Have you ever looked at the planet from the perspective of the globe, rather than a flat map? As you may be aware, depending on the way a flat map is presented, we get a skewed presentation. It can be useful to see things as you'd see them from space.

Here's a link to exactly that, a 3D interactive globe: https://earth3dmap.com/3d-globe/

I often say that Western Australia and New Zealand should merge as they're the only sane people in the Southern Hemisphere. Looking at this map, a journey by sea from Bluff, NZ is almost a straight run to Perth, Western Australia.