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[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Alt text: "The Mercator projection drastically distorts the size of almost every area of land except a small ring around the North and South Poles."

[–] Gigan 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I thought the equator was the only part that wasn't distorted?

[–] [email protected] 57 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They're saying the ring around the North and South Pole is actually 1:1 scale. An inch of land is an inch of map.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago