The Mercator projection is good because it preserves ... taking bits and pieces of each that make it “highly suitable” for world maps according to the study’s authors. For their Equal ...

It's certainly not a small island: It's about three times the size of Texas. But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big ...

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation ... land masses are greatly misrepresented. This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569, introduced by Geradus ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...

Maps are useful ... However you look at the world, whether it’s with a globe, atlas or computer, it will always be fascinating and beautiful.I’m ok! I’m ok! A map projection is an attempt ...

Explore what the world’s new coastlines would look like. 8 min read This story appears in the September 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The maps here show the world as it is now ...

Astonishingly, New Zealand is frequently omitted from world maps ... attributed to the widespread use of the Mercator projection, which centers maps on Europe, relegating New Zealand to the ...