Greenland appears much larger than it actually is on most world maps, thanks to the Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style. A recent study reveals how this distortion influences our perception ...
WFAE: How large is Greenland, really? Your map may be deceiving you
These maps show two different approaches to depicting Greenland. The left map is an orthographic projection, emulating a globe. The right map is a Mercator projection, which exaggerates the sizes of ...
MSN: Greenland Looks So Huge on Maps, Here’s the Distortion That’s Been Trickling Us All Along!
Greenland Looks So Huge on Maps, Here’s the Distortion That’s Been Trickling Us All Along!
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