For centuries, the maps used to understand the world have distorted Africa's size compared to most northerly nations.
Africa is about three times larger than Canada and more than one and a half the size of Russia, yet the Mercator projection has long made students think those countries are comparable in size -- or even larger -- than Africa reut.rs/4nx5ocj
-- Reuters (@reuters.com) Sep 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Hi Lamplighter: A Japanese architect figured out how to make the world map proportional: m.media-amazon.com
And this map removes the subtle superiority of the northern countries over the southern hemisphere: preview.redd.it
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