The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

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 ...

When you look at a map of the world, it makes sense to assume that Greenland and Africa are similar in size. But in reality, the African continent is 14 times as big as the icy northern land mass.

Maps of world 'completely misleading' as true size of Europe, China and Africa revealed World maps are showing country sizes to be geographically inaccurate depending on their placement near the ...

We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the world. The Magazine; Login; ... a 16th century ...

According to that new article, this new world map is not only the most accurate ever created, but it actually showcases the proper size of the landmasses and continents that make up our planet.

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 ...

Travel; Travel News; Reddit; People shocked as new map shows how small some countries actually are Users on Reddit have been left baffled after seeing a map with the true size and shape of ...

We could say that practically 100% of a world map contains errors, whether significant or imperceptible, so below we mention some the most striking ones.. Brazil is up to five times larger than ...

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 ...