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transformTranslate distorts the polygon shape

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Description

Turf 6.5.0

TransformTranslate distorts the shape when translated across bigger distances, this is visible in this example, when used transformTransalte with parameters 2000, 66.

const leningrTranslated = transformTranslate(leningr.data, 2000, 66);

The original shape:
image

And transformed shape:
image

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Research direction

Start with the transformTranslate entry point and reproduce the reported case using leningr.data with parameters 2000 and 66. Compare the original and transformed polygon shapes, then verify that translation across larger distances no longer distorts the geometry.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
data
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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