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Visualizing map distortion

• ttkeil 11y ago
  Very cool. A similar site posted last week [0] also allows you to drag and drop specific countries across the map for direct comparisons (Mercator projection only). [0]: http://www.thetruesize.com http://www.thetruesize.com
  • quchen 11y ago
    Wow, I would not have thought Russia and China to be comparable in size. Yes, Russia is still bigger than China, but nowhere near as giant as the map makes it appear.
    • lcswi 11y ago
      Make sure you drag Russia to China rather than the other way around. Otherwise the differences get exaggerated.
• fake-name 11y ago
  > Whenever we try to represent our 3D earth on a 2D map we necessarily introduce distoration. This tool attempts to visualize the phenomenon. distoration?