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The true size of nations. How big is the United States compared to Africa? How about Massachusetts compared to Estonia? Try entering the names of countries and states on this interactive map, and then dragging them around to compare them by superimposing one on top of another.
Nov 29, 2022 · 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.
- Nathaniel Scharping
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Is a map based on the Mercator projection Real?
What determines the scale of a map?
Do Mercator maps distort the size of land masses?
Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find!
- The True Size of Land Masses from Largest to Smallest
- Distorting Reality: Mercator Misconceptions
- Top 10 Largest Land Masses
- Top 10 Smallest Land Masses
- Human impact: Humbled by Nature
Is Greenland the size of the entire African continent? No… But looking at a map based on the Mercator projection, you would think so. Today’s infographic comes from the design studio Art.Lebedevand shows the true size of the world’s land masses in order from largest to smallest using data from NASA and Google. Check out the actual shape and size of...
Maps can deceive your eyes but they are still powerful tools for specific purposes. In 1569, the legendary cartographer, Gerardus Mercator, created a new mapbased on a cylindrical projection of sections of the Earth. These types of maps were suited for nautical navigation since every line on the sphere is a constant course, or loxodrome. Despite th...
Although Mercator maps distort the size of land masses in the Northern Hemisphere, many of these countries still cover massive territories. The top 10 land masses by size account for 55% of the Earth’s total land. The remainder is split by the world’s 195 or so other countries.
Here are the 10 tiniest jurisdictions highlighted on the map: While the Earth’s land surface has been claimed by many authorities, the actual impact of human activity is less than one would think.
Political borders have claimed virtually every piece of land available. Despite this, only 20% of land on the planet has been visibly impacted by human activity, and only 15%of Earth’s land surface is formally under protection. The remaining 80% of the land hosts natural ecosystems that help to purify air and water, recycle nutrients, enhance soil ...
Despite its obvious scale variation at the world level (small scales), the projection is well-suited as an interactive world map that can be zoomed seamlessly to local (large-scale) maps, where there is relatively little distortion due to the variant projection's near-conformality.
Mar 3, 2023 · While it's well known that the mercator projection distorts the world, the maps here show very clearly by how much. Countries close to the equator barely change, whereas countries further north shrink dramatically.
Aug 27, 2019 · This clever animation by Neil Kaye, a climate data scientist at the Met Office - the United Kingdom's national weather service - shows what the Mercator Projection would look like if it depicted...
