Map people might like this

Mr. Perfect

September 29, 2022 21:17

Everyone knows the Mercator maps distort the land masses near the poles significantly. This site shows how places should be truly sized and you can drag to compare at different locales on the earth. I found it interesting which means some of y'all might too. Enjoy.

Compare Countries With This Simple Tool
Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.

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  mike55

  September 29, 2022 22:13

  MAP people has a different meaning now! 🥺🤮

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  Mr. Perfect

  September 29, 2022 22:15

  mike55: 30434237605275/comments/
  

  MAP people has a different meaning now! 🥺🤮

  Yes. Well, I refuse to kowtow to the woke libtards who redefine exactly everything, but let's not get off onto that tangent. Mmmmkay?

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  Ditch-Runner

  September 29, 2022 22:23

  Thanks Mr. P.

  nice info

  
  

  I seem to recall way back in school days black board and chalk times not cave drawings like some of you on here 😁

  a teacher was showing us similar comparisons about the distortion and only a flat map cut into sections would would be more realistic

  
  

  and jump ahead many , years maybe 20 + years ago I watched a TV program they explain how maps were made to make Africa and other country's smaller compared to the Americas as a way to make them look inferior

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  montanajoe

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  September 30, 2022 01:11

  Interesting

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  waltermoe

  September 30, 2022 02:06

  Any time you try and put a round world into a flat surface you have to allow for the variations and correct for them. The smaller the surface or area size being shown the more accurate the map. Magnetic variations can and have changed.

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  yoshmyster

  September 30, 2022 07:26

  Why is it that the image of the US missing Mexico, Central America and South America? It's not like there's a Southern border.

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  dreher

  September 30, 2022 11:09

  What can be done today with computers is mind numbing!! I started out bring up the U.S., then focused on South Carolina and kept increasing the size until I was looking at my lot, house and garage all positioned correctly! Amazing!

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  toad67

  September 30, 2022 17:35

  My ex always told me that I was a good map reader because I could really understand that an inch equaled a mile.....

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  Oakie

  September 30, 2022 17:56

  I had to look up Mercator. Never heard that word before. Pretty cool info though. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy learning something new every day. 😉Oak

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