Finally, an Accurate World Map That Doesn't Lie We're long overdue for an accurate world map. Get the real story behind different map projections and see which one is the most accurate map of the ...

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.

The Mercator projection, which is the most well-known map across the world, has a score of 8.396. Compared to the new map, which has a score of just 0.881, it is clear the new design is far less ...

The new Equal Earth map projection gives an accurate representation of the continents without sacrificing appearances. By Avery Thompson Published: Sep 05, 2018 4:44 PM EDT Šavrič et al.

The Mercator map, the 447-year-old traditional map of the world, has been considered inaccurate for many years, mainly because Antarctica and Greenland appear to be distorted in it.

The new maps replace the traditional, rectangular maps made using the 16th-century Mercator Projection method that was introduced back when Europe ruled — and exploited — much of the world. Mercator ...

Think you know your geography? Well, check this out: A history teacher in China can freehand draw a map of the world on a chalkboard from memory — and holy smokes is it ever accurate.

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Narukawa says that his map is not quite accurate yet — some regions are slightly distorted. He hopes to perform even more subdivisions of his globe to achieve true representations of the continents ...