Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation ... which appears to be about the same size as Africa on the map, but in reality, the continent is nearly 14-and-a-half times larger.

to show all or part of the Earth’s curved surface on a flat surface. The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example ...

to show all or part of the Earth’s curved surface on a flat surface. The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example ...