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Incredible map unearths mystery of Earth’s missing continent discovered after nearly 400 years
An incredible effort has been made to map the mystery missing continent of Zealandia which was only recently discovered ...
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Two continents are on a collision course which would reshape the planet
If you've seen a world map or travelled to Australia then you'll know just how far away it is from other continents - but ...
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Mapping the world
The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example, when compared to a globe, the island of Greenland at the top of the ...
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Call to correct Africa’s map distortion
For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...
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Mapping the world
The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example, when compared to a globe, the island of Greenland at the top of the ...