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• jalgos_eminator 5y ago
  Wow, this is a great visualization tool because it corrects for the distortions of flat maps. Greenland is always so huge on maps, but really its only a bit bigger than Mexico. For people trying the website out, you can type in the country then drag it around the world and it will change size based on latitude (because of flat map distortion), but you can also left click on the country, then turn it by clicking and holding on the compass in the lower left. You can also change the colors by double clicking the county.
  • zokier 5y ago
    > Greenland is always so huge on maps Not quite always. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-area_map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-area_map