Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

W hen you look at a map, Greenland looks pretty astonishingly big, taking up almost as much map space as the whole continent ...

At first glance, Greenland appears almost as large as the entire continent of Africa on many world maps. In reality, Greenland is about 14 times smaller than Africa.

Africa is on a fierce campaign that, if successful, will see the Mercator map replaced with the Equal Earth map on web-based platforms, mobile apps, desktop software, and embedded systems for our home ...

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it’s not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

World map with the British Empire highlighted in red, Mercator projection. Author: Colomb, J.C.R. Publisher: MacClure & Co. Date: 1886. Location: Great Britain. BY Ruben Pater In November 2014, the ...

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In June, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, speaking from the International Space Station, made a striking observation. Looking down from space, he said India looked "much larger" than it does on ...