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spongepoc | 5 years ago

In that case, you should read about this hilarious map called the Mercator projection...

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linspace|5 years ago

Japan and Korea are more or less on the same latitude and near each other and Japan has slightly more area than Korea. I doubt this is an issue about projection distortion.

spongepoc|5 years ago

That wasn't really my point, but go off I guess

darksaints|5 years ago

The mercator projection is a projection...a mathematically consistent way of displaying the surface of a sphere as a two dimensional image.

This map is something else entirely. Not even sure what to call it, but it isn't a projection. The korean peninsula is bigger than India. It's a fantasy at best.