Mapping a sphere onto a flat plane is mathematically impossible. But a better world map than the Mercator projection is ...

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Africa is about 14 times larger than Greenland. Brazil is five times bigger than Alaska. Canada and China are roughly the same size. But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely ...

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The transverse Mercator projection was created for European sailors – and it worked for their world, writes Paul Harwood The subject of projections is incredibly complicated and you did a good job of ...

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The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

A map projection is a technique that cartographers (map-makers) use to transform the round, three-dimensional Earth into a flat, two-dimensional map that we see on the wall or on our computer screen.