duskwhirlxa on March 20, 2026 8:32 pm Geography teachers have been lying to us for years. Antarctica is literally just a ‘flat’ lie that got stretched out of proportion
Turbulent_Stick1445 on March 20, 2026 8:50 pm It’s not that small, it’s 40% larger than Europe. Asia being huge though makes it feel smaller than it should.
IjoinedFortheMemes on March 21, 2026 12:48 am This is what happens when you try to put a 3d sphere on a 2d rectangle.
Affectionate_Cup_272 on March 21, 2026 2:13 am Well Antarctica is only 14 million km2 then only continent it beats is Oceania(if we don’t count Australia)
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Fuck Mercator. All my homies hate Mercator
Geography teachers have been lying to us for years. Antarctica is literally just a ‘flat’ lie that got stretched out of proportion
It’s not that small, it’s 40% larger than Europe.
Asia being huge though makes it feel smaller than it should.
Me and my homies hate the Mercator projection
Mercator projection again
give me lambert, or give me death
Me and my homies hate Mercator and embrace the round globe
This is what happens when you try to put a 3d sphere on a 2d rectangle.
Well Antarctica is only 14 million km2 then only continent it beats is Oceania(if we don’t count Australia)