The map is in Mercator projection = areas have the same size at the same latitude. Those parts of Iceland and Alaska or those parts of Egypt and Florida that you see having the same area on the map also have the same area in reality. But you cannot compare areas at different latitudes since the Mercator projection distorts the length of areas, the distortion gets bigger and bigger when you get farther and farther away from the equator.
Why is there a second USA in Africa though?
Not really, since the map uses Mercator projection.
Somebody has brought up Mercator projection distortion; by law, I have to post the West Wing clip.
It can not be “true size and latitude” when it has been placed from the South of Europe into Africa.
I wonder if Europe’s weather is as cold as North America, how civilization would have turned out
Is this correct? Greenland is roughly 400.000km2 bigger than Alaska. This doesnt seem to be the case here? (Even if u compre same latitude)
The US don’t seem that big. It’s mostly water.
This is so bad it needs to be taken down. You absolutely cannot use a Mercator projection to compare sizes! Would be much more useful to compare sizes with a sphere-based map
Just Maine is bigger than Latvia(I think)
“true size…”
Wow, I didn’t realize that Alaska was actually like 1/3 of the entire US territory until now!
But wait it really isn’t is it? So what’s with the map?
Early settlers from Germany to Wisconsin must have had quite a surprise if they had expected warmer weather.
Just like the old Roman Empire days.
The US is big. Almost as big as all of Europe combined. Doesn’t everyone know this?
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The map is in Mercator projection = areas have the same size at the same latitude. Those parts of Iceland and Alaska or those parts of Egypt and Florida that you see having the same area on the map also have the same area in reality. But you cannot compare areas at different latitudes since the Mercator projection distorts the length of areas, the distortion gets bigger and bigger when you get farther and farther away from the equator.
Why is there a second USA in Africa though?
Not really, since the map uses Mercator projection.
Somebody has brought up Mercator projection distortion; by law, I have to post the West Wing clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVX-PrBRtTY
It can not be “true size and latitude” when it has been placed from the South of Europe into Africa.
I wonder if Europe’s weather is as cold as North America, how civilization would have turned out
Is this correct? Greenland is roughly 400.000km2 bigger than Alaska. This doesnt seem to be the case here? (Even if u compre same latitude)
The US don’t seem that big. It’s mostly water.
This is so bad it needs to be taken down. You absolutely cannot use a Mercator projection to compare sizes! Would be much more useful to compare sizes with a sphere-based map
Just Maine is bigger than Latvia(I think)
“true size…”
Wow, I didn’t realize that Alaska was actually like 1/3 of the entire US territory until now!
But wait it really isn’t is it? So what’s with the map?
Early settlers from Germany to Wisconsin must have had quite a surprise if they had expected warmer weather.
Just like the old Roman Empire days.
The US is big. Almost as big as all of Europe combined. Doesn’t everyone know this?