I contend that it is not actually missing, it’s just not visible from that perspective. When I recreate the shot in Google Earth only the extreme north tip of New Zealand is actually visible:
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adarza@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
you mean like new zealand missing in first contact?
charonn0@startrek.website 4 weeks ago
Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 4 weeks ago
There’s a lot north of Auckland, its a 5 and a half hour drive to Cape Reinga
EarMaster@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
But I have to agree that it is barely visible.
Obviously you’re going to cloak the facility where you keep your most hardened criminals.
adarza@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
elsewhere in the film, new zealand is on a map shown on a display.
Obviously you’re going to keep the facility where you keep their most hardened criminals in plain sight.