Many documentaries seem to agree that the world map we currently use is far from accurate, and it’s misrepresenting the size (and even shape) of many continents, islands and countries. It’s using an outdated projection technique called ” Mercator projection ” that was mainly used for sailing back in the 16th century. Why aren’t we using a map that’s more up to date? Can maps like “thetruesize” website be relied upon?
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We don’t, really. If you go to Google Maps and hover over the layers, you can select “globe view” and you’re shown an accurate projection on a globe (zoom out to see it).
We used to have to go with a flat projection because we had to put maps on paper, but now that we have digital maps there’s no particular reason to do that if you don’t benefit from that particular projection in the moment.
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