Is it because the distortion isn’t visible at minute scale? I am of the opinion that distortion should be observable enough even when zoomed out as we go towards poles.
In: Earth Science
They are using a map projection called Mercator which became famous because it was good for navigation, but it really distorts land masses, they get more distorted as you go farther from the equator, however they try to reduce the error by switching to less distorted maps as you zoom in
On google maps for computers they have decided to switch to actually showing a round earth, removing the problem of distortion, however to save battery in smartphones, it’s easier to just use a flat map
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