Slide 1 of 4, A Mercator map projection.It is 2D. Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map projection The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation ...

Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't ...

This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a ...

Maps have a way of distorting our perception of the world. But AuthaGraph is trying to bring us back to reality with a new map that accurately depicts the size of continents in comparison to each ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

Slide 1 of 4, A Mercator map projection.It is 2D. Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map projection The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation ...