Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAfrican Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s sizewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down112cross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
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minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoWhen was the last time you used a global map for navigation? It’s not even terribly good for that, as when traveling at global scales, most of us travel along great circle paths that end up looking wrong on the Mercator protection.
When was the last time you used a global map for navigation?
It’s not even terribly good for that, as when traveling at global scales, most of us travel along great circle paths that end up looking wrong on the Mercator protection.