Go on..

they all depict the great ice wall as well...

because they plan on taking over the world?

You mean a Gnomonic projection? Its because scale is difficult to show at higher latitudes. These tyoes of charts are prevalent in aviation and some maritime vessels. Also useful for showing great circle routes in a straight line

You do some great work here Ben, but don't go here...it's dumb, and very click bate for anyone who hasn't launched a satellite.