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Mercator projection map distortion - Wow!
I knew there was some distortion... necessary to portray a 3D world on a flat plane, but wow, I had no idea the distortions were this dramatic.
Check it out: Africa on the world map: What's the real size? - CNN.com The left/right wipe maps are amazing. This totally just blew my perception of the world out of the water. Now, I'm gonna have to go back and visit a lot of places.
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Some inaccuracies in the CNN article (typical). But, the overall point that Africa is larger than we imagine is true.
A more representative 2D map :  The size of the Sahara is mind boggling! Almost the same surface area as the USA (9 million sq. km)
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Over exaggeration of Greenland, Russia and Canada really struck me.
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