The Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing to be about the same size whereas in the Equal Earth projection that shows continents in their true proportions, Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland.

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[–] [S] -1 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

Amazing how they're been using the white supremacist map for like 80 years. Says alot.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    It isn't white supremacist though. It might have the side effect that things closer to the equator are smaller but its main function is that it preserves angles and is/was used for navigation.

    All maps/projections from 3D onto 2D surfaces have drawbacks.

    Its usage as the UN map is the only potentially questionable thing but I assume it was used die to its prominence in navigation?

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