The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

Depending on how old you are, you might remember having to pull out a paper map to find your way around a place. Back then, ...

However you look at the world, whether it’s with a globe ... For example, when compared to a globe, the island of Greenland at the top of the map appears much bigger and the continent of ...