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World map with countries real sizes (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well not really true size but closer.

All projections have distortion since you are placing a 3-D sphere (not even a true sphere) onto a flat surface.

Mercator is a garbage projection though

[–] Womble@piefed.world 1 points 2 months ago

Mercator is not garbage, it just has a specific use: straight lines on the map correspond to the direction you travel if you maintain a constant bearing. Its still used for naval and avation charts for that exact reason, but it not a good general purpose map.