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minus-squareUltraviolet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoNo, but there are several better projections. The Mercator is a nautical chart, it was never intended to be used as a general purpose map of the world but for some reason it’s used that way.
No, but there are several better projections. The Mercator is a nautical chart, it was never intended to be used as a general purpose map of the world but for some reason it’s used that way.