These different map representations are called projections. Oh hello! I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet ...

It's certainly not a small island: It's about three times the size of Texas. But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big ...

These different map representations are called projections. Oh hello! I’m just working out where I am by using this world, er…globe to give it its proper name. A globe is a model of planet ...

The map problem is that in reverse - to get the middle of the globe to fit smoothly ... In 1569 he drew a world map, what's become known as the Mercator projection. It did a good job of showing ...