The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

This map is an example of the Gall-Peters Projection ... Given its distance from the equator, the Mercator Projection distorts Greenland by making it look approximately the same size as continental ...

However, Greenland is actually much smaller than it appears on maps because of the Mercator projection, which makes it look a similar size to Africa. The projection is used to create flat maps but ...