>>224465618Zased. Greenland has been finally put in its place. It was getting too uppity and outrageously large in the Mercator projection
Thirdie cope
>>224465739I like it. It helps me imagine my physical location on the planet more accurately
>>224465618at last, now we see the true size of the BBC
Seems fair. Different projections should be used for different purposes. Mercator has its uses but it's not the best for a general overview of how the world looks.
>>224465618Alaskans, Canadians, Scandis, Finns and Russians are mad about this.
>>224465618Things look obscenely elongated in some places and squashed and cramped in others. Globes were not meant to have accurate representations in 2D
>>224465618It's beautiful, because Greece is in the northern center and the Mediterranean highlights the landmass more. Think of it like the face of this planet.
>>224465618russia is still not that big
>>224465618Mercator has always been a countrylet cope
>>224465618It makes Western Europe looks small and insignificant.