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 It’s using an outdated projection technique called ” Mercator projection ” that was mainly used for sailing back in the 16th century.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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You can’t render a three dimensional sphere onto a flat surface without distortions of some sort. Mercator is certainly not the best, but it’s the one most people are familiar with, and none of them are much better, so we stick with it.
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