Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...
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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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United Nations backs new world map that shows Africa’s true size
The United Nations has endorsed the 'Equal Earth' map projection to replace the traditional Mercator map, which distorts the relative size of continents. Championed by Togo and the African Union, the ...
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