How the World Map Looks Wildly Different Than You Think

RealLifeLore · 25.7M views · 2016 · 6:20

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Why the open web links it

Explains how the Mercator projection distorts the true size and shape of countries and landmasses.

Linked by 14 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including sputnikglobe.com, interrail.com, 9ch.net, weatherwatch.co.nz, 081.dk.