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Snapshot of part of a depiction of how the true size of countries fits within the extent implied on a Mercator map. Britain is depicted roughly twice its true size. The Scandinavian countries are also wildly supersized compared with reality.

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Snapshot of part of a depiction of how the true size of countries fits within the extent implied on a Mercator map. Britain is depicted roughly twice its true size. The Scandinavian countries are also wildly supersized compared with reality.
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Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖ (christineburns@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 02:52:51 JST Christine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖

Whilst folks are talking about the supersized distortion of Greenland by the Mercator projection it’s a good moment to point out that the size of the British Isles is also exaggerated. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mercator-map-true-size-of-countries/

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