ScienceWhat different world maps get right — and what they get wrong
The UN has backed replacing the dominant Mercator world map with the Equal Earth projection, which presents the relative sizes of continents more accurately. The article compares Mercator, Equal Earth and Peters projections, explaining how each preserves some properties while distorting others because a globe cannot be perfectly flattened.
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BBC News★★☆☆☆2026-09-05 13:46Original
What different world maps get right — and what they get wrong
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