Most of us grew up looking at world maps that dramatically distorted the actual size of countries, and we had no idea. In ...

Fortunately, a new online map, The True Size Of, is here to set the record straight. The interactive map allows users to search for a country and then compare its actual surface area against a ...

The three cartographers created the Equal Earth map in response to public schools in Boston adopting another map, the Gall-Peter map projection, to depict the true sizes of the continents in 2017.

Look at any map pinned to a classroom wall, and you’ll notice that Greenland seems particularly large. It’s true that the landmass isn’t exactly small, but its true size is nowhere near that ...

Cape Town - Did you know that countries, as we see them on a map or globe, are not actually in proportion? The US and Australia are about the same size, Russia - when placed on the equator - proves to ...

The map you grew up with has been lying to you about the true size of countries. Representing a 3D world on a 2D map is always going to end up with some issues and some compromises.

The developer has not provided the actual size of the map, at least not at the time of writing. However, by comparing preceding installments, a rough estimate can be achieved.

Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks on the familiar flat world map. It's certainly not a small island: It's about ...

Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.