Well the maps are fake anyways. Europe is way smaller, South America a lot longer and Africa is a lot bigger. The map was done by Europeans for nagivation purposes so they expanded the places were they sailed.
[ - ] UncleDoug [op] 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 7, 2023 04:15:22 ago (+1/-0)
Maps arent fake, they are all 2D projections of a 3D spherical real-world planet. Different projections have different strengths and different weaknesses to accurately represent area or accurate distance, etc. Different maps are favoured for different applications whether it be nautical/maritime, aeronautical, military, etc based on what they want out of the map.
[ + ] observation1
[ - ] observation1 3 points 2.2 yearsFeb 6, 2023 11:39:45 ago (+3/-0)
[ + ] Equalizer
[ - ] Equalizer 2 points 2.2 yearsFeb 6, 2023 16:22:33 ago (+2/-0)
Map Projections: Mercator Vs The True Size of Each Country
https://brilliantmaps.com/mercator-vs-true-size/
Russia is much smaller if that's to be believed.
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[ - ] Monica 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 6, 2023 14:19:13 ago (+1/-0)
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CTqGYRNaRko/R1F7w7Sru0I/AAAAAAAAASY/rKsyHBuoGQM/s1600-R/Face_texture_1_4web.gif
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[ + ] UncleDoug
[ - ] UncleDoug [op] 1 point 2.2 yearsFeb 7, 2023 04:15:22 ago (+1/-0)
Different maps are favoured for different applications whether it be nautical/maritime, aeronautical, military, etc based on what they want out of the map.
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