Keeping areas very realistic in Mercator projection
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Description
We all know that areas gets bigger and bigger while getting closer to the poles in Mercator Projection which is very unrealistic and unpleasant to see. But it is a necessary thing to keep angles straight. I just though there is a way to scale landmasses m
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Everyone probably know a bit about how mercator projection is wrong. It's the most common map because it shows the northest areas bigger. This map is Gall-Peters Projection its the most real
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Thorfinn Tait Cartography – Page 13 – Mapping fantastic worlds with real world accuracy
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How Maps Can Distort Space and Deceive Us
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Choosing the Right Map Projection - Learning - Source: An OpenNews project
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Choose the right projection
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Mercator projection - Wikipedia
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New world map is a more accurate Earth and shows Africa's full size
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The Peters Projection and Mercator Map
![Keeping areas very realistic in Mercator projection](https://cdn.one.org/oneorg/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/25114306/Gall-peters_feat-640x640.jpg)
This map will change the way you see Africa - US
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Top 10 World Map Projections – The Future Mapping Company
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The Google Maps / Bing Maps Spherical Mercator Projection
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World maps: Mercator, Goode, Robinson, Peters and Hammer, Science
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