The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

However, it is impossible for two-dimensional maps to show the actual size of countries. The sizes of ... smaller than it actually is,” he said. Moving on, the person shifted his attention ...

A map showing how small some countries really are has left people shocked. Reddit users have been surprised by a map showing the real size of countries was posted on the site, in the week after ...