Why Greenland Dwarfs Africa on Maps – The Mercator Illusion Exposed - Festivaltopia
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Greenland only looks bigger than Africa because of map distortion. The Mercator Projection stretches regions near the poles, while accurate projections reveal Africa’s true massive size. #UPSC #UPSC2026 #UPSCPrelims #CurrentAffairs #Greenland #WorldMap #MapIllusion #GeographyFact #DidYouKnow #MercatorProjection | Vajiram & Ravi
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I know!! Greenland looks SO different! Mercator had us believe it was GINORMOUS! In fact, truth is it would fit inside Africa (roughly) 14 times! How many of you had Mercator’s projection at school?? The equal area projection map accurately represents the relative size of regions, showing landmasses proportionally to their real-world area. However, it must distort shapes, angles, or distances to achieve this. This is what happens when you try and map the world-there will always be compromises. T
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