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eppur_se_muova

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5. There are several less-distorted alternatives to Mercator.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 11:34 AM

Jun 2022

Mercator is used mostly because of the simplicity of the idea, and the fact that it's been around longest.

Numbers indicate rank in size, 1=largest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map

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Interesting - Countries real sizes [View all] packman Jun 2022 OP

It was always a misleading tool for Western Colonialism genxlib Jun 2022 #1

You don't need a huge country geographically if you can dominate highplainsdem Jun 2022 #11

Thanks! Never learned this in school - I had to watch The West Wing. Tadpole Raisin Jun 2022 #2

Yes very interesting. Fla Dem Jun 2022 #3

The perils of trying to project a 3-D curved surface onto a 2-D flat surface. lastlib Jun 2022 #8

Well, that's an eye opener. How interesting. I didn't have a clue. nt Biophilic Jun 2022 #4

There are several less-distorted alternatives to Mercator. eppur_se_muova Jun 2022 #5

Where is Antarctica? Sneederbunk Jun 2022 #6

The Gall-Peters projection of the world map as comparison. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #7

Mercator dates back to the days before longitude... Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #9

Maps have always been either tools for enlightenment or kairos12 Jun 2022 #10