ShrimpBisque on November 16, 2025 6:34 pm The Mercator projection makes Africa and Greenland look the same size, but Africa is WAY bigger irl. All maps have problems like this because it’s impossible to accurately represent all aspects of a 3D object with a 2D surface.
Ember_Kamura on November 16, 2025 7:05 pm Another thing to consider is how much of it is actual land and how much is just ice
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The Mercator projection makes Africa and Greenland look the same size, but Africa is WAY bigger irl. All maps have problems like this because it’s impossible to accurately represent all aspects of a 3D object with a 2D surface.
Where comparison map?
Most of the lower 48 put Alaska south and tiny
[the true size ](http://thetruesize.com)
Another thing to consider is how much of it is actual land and how much is just ice