The Mercator projection of the world map is suited for marine navigation and once so commonplace that generations of schoolchildren thought Greenland was as large as Africa. Though out of fashion ...
Buy us!': Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by Trump zeal for Arctic territory Many of the maps we use today are based on a solution created by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geographer.
Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...
20mn sq km landmass & drill baby drill approach to exploiting vast natural resources People’s view of the world is largely conditioned by Mercator maps. They are named after a Flemish ...