Maps are confusing as hell…
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Antarctica looks bigger on a map because most world maps use the Mercator projection, which distorts sizes near the poles. On a globe, the sizes are more accurate, and Antarctica appears smaller due to its position near the bottom.
Greenland is the same principle.
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It’s not as big as you think it is. (That’s what she said)
I love spherical geometry
Seems like antarctica didn’t get lost in the ‘sea’, but the ‘sea’ got lost in antarctica.
Greenland compared to fuggin Colombia is absolutely insane on a flat map