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In an email to CNET, Pete Svarrior, a social media manager at the Flat Earth Society, says, “From a Flat Earth point of view, this is a change from one inaccurate projection (Mercator) to another (a globe). Not that it is proving to be a deterrent to the flat-Earth enthusiasts. Just zoom all the way out at 😎🌍 /CIkkS7It8d With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa.

In a recent Tweet, Google announced the product saying, “With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa.” This problem is now being fixed by Google Maps in the form of a 3D Globe Mode. Must read: Which is the best map projection? This map also suggests that Scandinavian countries are larger than India, whereas, India is actually three times the size. Whereas, in reality, Africa is almost 14 times larger, and Greenland can fit inside China no less than four times. On a Mercator projection, Greenland is roughly the same size as Africa. And you would have thought nothing of it, because it was the same map that you have grown up seeing in your classroom wall as well – the Mercator projection.īut the trouble with this map projection is that even though it preserves angles and directions in a small area (which is why it is so popular), you cannot use it for understanding the real size and shape of continents and countries. Till last week, if you had zoomed all the way out of Google Maps, you would have seen a flat map of the world. In a crushing blow to the community of so-called flat-Earthers, Google Maps has put its weight behind a spherical planet.

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