Compare Countries, States, Provinces, and Regions with This Simple Tool Drag, drop and rotate countries, states, provinces, and regions around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised...

And apparently thinks it´s as big as Africa, while even Algeria is bigger than Greenland😀. Thanks to google maps and the #MercatorProjection
thetruesize.com #Greenland

La projection de Mercator transverse est représentée centrée sur Greenwich.

#Groenland #MercatorProjection

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Sur les cartes projetées par les médias, on a l’impression que le territoire groenlandais est presque aussi grand que le continent africain. Mais en réalité sa superficie atteint 2,166,086 km² soit 4x celle de la France.

On nous aurait menti ? Explications. 🧐

Does this mean Australia could be next in trouble? 🤔
#USPol#AusPol #MercatorProjection

Someone tell Trump that Greenland isn't that big.
#TheWestWing #MercatorProjection

Compare Countries, States, Provinces, and Regions with This Simple Tool Drag, drop and rotate countries, states, provinces, and regions around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised...

How big do we think that Trump thinks Greenland is? #Bigly #MercatorProjection

thetruesize.com#?borders=1~!...

I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this, it’s massive, and that should be part of the United States.’ (2021)
Someone should tell Donald that Greenland isn’t that big as he thinks it is. #mercatorprojection

#MercatorProjection
#superstupidity

100% Donald Trump thinks Greenland is 15 times larger than it really is.

#mercatorprojection

Fun fact. #Mercatorprojection

Know the actual relative sizes of countries when not distorted by the common Mercator projection maps...

#maps #earth #worldmap #mercatorprojection #countries

Common world map shows 'distorted view' of Africa. Advocates are trying to change that | CBC Radio Cartographers and advocates are urging institutions to move away from the Mercator projection, which produces maps that significantly reduce the size of the Africa continent.

Fara Ndiaye says the most common world map has "presented a distorted view of our world" for more than 400 years.

#MercatorProjection

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

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Of course, we cartographers will never stop sharing this clip from the West Wing on occasions such as these:

"Why are we changing maps?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLqC3FNNOaI

#PetersProjection #GallPetersProjection #GallPeters #Mercator #MercatorProjection #MapProjections #maps […]

Home | Correct The Map The Correct the Map campaign challenges the distortion of Africa’s true size on world maps, aiming to empower global understanding and respect for the continent’s significance.

About time that we change the way we look at the world map, away from the #mercatorprojection, towards #equalearthprojection. Greenland is not that big, Africa is not that small. We need to stop the misrepresentation of the size of countries #correctthemap.

correctthemap.org

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yay! ban the #MercatorProjection! It's not true what they say about #google no longer using #Mercator as a default. If I open google maps (on a chromebook) I get Mercator. Easily identified by the fact that Greenland looks larger than South America, which it isn't […]

Yeah but they keep putting it around the edges. #MercatorProjection

(Not that you need to centre the Mercator projection on the prime meridian)

Posted @withregram • @mindofjulia_ #DesignHistory #WorldMap #MercatorProjection #Geography #VisualCulture

Know your aerial distortions of global map projections by comparing the sizes of Africa & Greenland...

#maps #map #mapping #distortion #mercatorprojection #earth #globe #planet #unify

5/14 A major theme: the Mercator projection distorts land sizes! 🗺️ Participants advocate for globes or alternative projections in education. Ditch the Mercator! #MercatorProjection #mapprojections #education

2/14 Many users were surprised by the true size of countries like Brazil, Algeria & Australia! Standard maps can be very misleading. Did you know Australia is about the same size as the entire US? 😮 #TrueSize #MercatorProjection #geographyfacts

#mercatorProjection #ameriKKKa

#Trumpland #MercatorProjection

Trump’s Greenland delusions of grandeur are based on a deceiving map Donald Trump is a megalomaniac with Putinesque delusions of grandeur. Yet despite his obvious ability to connect with less-educated Americans (winning non-college-educated white voters 66-32 ), he’...

If this is the case it is hilarious

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/11/229606...

#cartography #greenland #mercatordistortion #mercatorprojection #geography #kalaalitnunaat

A friendly reminder that the Mercator Projection of the globe distorts the relative size of land masses in the polar regions. E.g., Africa is 14x larger than #Greenland, despite looking similar in size on the #MercatorProjection: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsNl...

@cnn.com - you should not use the #MercatorProjection when you discuss #Greenland. This is quite misleading visually in terms of land area.

Unveiling the True Sizes of Countries: Beyond the Mercator Projection Discover how the Mercator projection distorts country sizes and explore tools that reveal their actual dimensions.

Discover how the Mercator projection distorts country sizes and explore tools that reveal their actual dimensions.

#MercatorProjection #MapDistortion #CountrySizes #Geography #Cartography #VisualizeReality #MapAwareness #SizeMatters #Education

Read.. www.freeastroscience.com/2024/11/unve...

any other #mercatorprojection fans on this site yet???

No one ever asks "Why did Joe Mercator never have to buy another bottle of maple syrup or vodka ever again?" Who benefited most? #Conspiracy #Maps #MercatorProjection #Mercator