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World map with countries real sizes (i.redd.it)
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[–] RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

What's the dark blue vs light blue?

Russ is a really cool map. I love maps that show the actual size comparison.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

Dark represents the actual sizes in relation to each other. Light blue is the mercator projection, inflating our ego in the northern hemisphere.