The standard classroom maps we all learned geography from are based on the Mercator projection, a 16th century rendering that preserved lines used for navigation while hideously distorting the true ...

If you want to, you can look up reviews for all of Earth’s continents and oceans. Want to know how the Atlantic Ocean compares to the Arctic Ocean? Now Google Maps ... In a world ruled by ...

A globe is a model of planet Earth, showing how it looks from space. This one shows all the countries of the world, almost 200, including the UK. It shows all seven continents, Europe, Africa ...

Given they aren't covered by oceans, it's maybe not so surprising ... the score at least a little with the creation of a new map of the world's seafloor. Twice as accurate as the previous version ...

the AuthaGraph World Map was announced as the winner of the 2016 Good Design Grand Award, one of the most prestigious design awards in Japan. It preserves the proportions of continents and oceans ...

“The maps show the real variation in the world of watershed sizes well.” Szucs’ maps lack the sterility common in data visualizations—though scientifically valuable, they are filled with ...