Comment on Denominator, go Mercator
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 months agoIn this projection that means the map is stretched more horizontally than vertically, if i understand correctly
You’re right!
Comment on Denominator, go Mercator
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 months agoIn this projection that means the map is stretched more horizontally than vertically, if i understand correctly
You’re right!
huppakee@piefed.social 2 months ago
Nearly every projection that show the entire globe on a 2d canvas will show you a map where the horizontal distance is almost double the vertical distance, so it is very correct that a journey from the top to the bottom is much shorter than from the most left to the most right.