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Maps of the world are 'completely misleading' as true size of countries shown
The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.
30 Maps To Expand Your Knowledge Of The World With Random Facts (New Pics)
Depending on how old you are, you might remember having to pull out a paper map to find your way around a place. Back then, ...
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...
Google Maps users in U.S. will see Gulf of Mexico renamed Gulf of America and Denali changed to Mount McKinley
Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's ...
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Two decades of Google Maps: How people mapped out their world
Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world. Google Maps was born and ...
Google Maps agrees to follow Trump’s renaming of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
The change will only be visible to U.S. users. Those in Mexico will still see “Gulf of Mexico,” while those in the rest of ...
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What maps app will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America?
The world’s favorite mapping app will be making some significant changes in the near future. As soon as it becomes official ...