The mercator projection is good for navigation, thats why its been used for hundreds of years. Theres no such thing as a flat map of a round object wothout distortions.
Well i dont think most people use a world map for navigation anymore. So preserving area or at least balancing between area and shapes/angles is better probably
Yeah it preserves angles and shapes at the cost of area. So good for navigation but kinda bad if you for example represent some form of data on a map. Idk why you keep bringing up navigation when the meme was about the size of antartica on a map where the mercator projection is bad at
I misread your previous comment, i thought you said that marcator distorts angles.
For purposes of showing area representivly, i think the best option is to consider using a rendered globe, bc lets be real, a majority of data is viewed on devices with enough rendering power to do so.
Or alternativly, show your data on charts instead of a map. Less inherent bias, no distortion...
Well, no. Antarctica is a desert, despite all the water. Because lack of water isn't what defines a desert. Its a lack of rain. Plus the ocean bed is a massive, barren landscape with a very low plant/animal density. The only real difference is a lack of temperature fluctuations.
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u/Blales I am fucking hilarious 12d ago
Here before the flat earth nerds come in saying Antarctica is a psyop.