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  1. Dec 3, 2021, 09:51 PM #1
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    Mercator projection compared to the true size of each country - GIF

    Mercator projection compared to the true size of each country.




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    The Gall-Peters Projection have all areas correct with respect to each other, but at the sacrifice of distorting most shapes instead:

    Mercator projection compared to the true size of each country - GIF-gall%96peters_projection_sw.jpg

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E...ers_projection
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    Never heard any disputes that Mercator projection is "wrong", just distorts proportions at the poles, being drawn from perspective of an Equator..
    In conjunction, never heard 'flat-earthers' state which side exists........



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