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Mercator projection does not influence how far north something appears on a map. It is making the UK appear relatively larger than it is to the US though. This
by _Microft 5y ago
Mercator projection does not influence how far north something appears on a map.
It is making the UK appear relatively larger than it is to the US though. This is because it is not an equal-area projection and warps areas further from the equator (UK) more than the ones closer (US).
- paxys 5y agoIt absolutely does. Looking at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Mercator_projection_Square.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Mercator..., it would seem that the UK is a bit north of the equator, but comfortably within the "center".
- _Microft 5y agoOK, I see what you mean, you were just referring to the unintuitive mapping between latitude and position on the map.