All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in ... This is due to the Mercator Projection, a map type dating back to 1569, introduced by Geradus Mercator.

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...

For generations, students, leaders, and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new campaign is ...

Satellite image of the Earth with the Atlantic Ocean in the centre. From space, the Earth looks like a sphere or a ball. About two thirds of the surface is covered with water, and the rest is ...

Greenland is particularly exaggerated on a Mercator map and appears to be larger than ... It distorts little and comes closest to how Earth looks as seen from space, which is one reason why ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...