Why all world maps are wrong
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Why all world maps are wrong
Making accurate world maps is mathematically impossible. Follow Johnny on Instagram www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab: http://bit.ly/video-lab Maps are flat representations of our spherical planet. Johnny Harris cut open a plastic globe to understand just what it takes to turn a ...
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How Map Projections Distort Reality The Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses, making Greenland appear much larger than it actually is compared to Africa. This distortion happens because Earth is a sphere, and flattening it stretches areas farther from the equator. #MapDistortions #MercatorProjection #WorldMap #Greenland #Africa #GeographyFacts #MapIllusions #EarthScience #MapProjection #GeographyExplained | Esploure Geo
How Map Projections Distort Reality The Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses, making Greenland appear much larger than it actually is compared to Africa. This distortion happens because Earth is a sphere, and flattening it stretches areas farther from the equator. #MapDistortions #MercatorProjection #WorldMap #Greenland #Africa #GeographyFacts #MapIllusions #EarthScience #MapProjection #GeographyExplained | Esploure Geo
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