The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

Despite the north nearly always being shown at the top of the world, there is nothing ... what it would be like if the equator were rendered as a vertical line, with the east on top.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Tourists at the Equator line signpost at Gatimbi market in Central Imenti Sub-county ...

We use imaginary lines to help locate where a place is in the world. the Arctic Circle ... the middle of the planet is an imaginary line called the Equator. Well I’m on the half that’s ...