Re:The True Size Of Countries: Mercator projection
by scythe on Sunday November 15, 2020 @08:12PM
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You can't generally see two countries next to each other on a globe. The globe itself is accurate, but a human looking at a globe sees an orthographic projection up to binocular perspective, which is only accurate near the center. So you can't compare India to Brazil for example.
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