Size Matters

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The reason why certain countries looks bigger or smaller than others is because of something called the Mercator Projection. Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional map was something of a challenge for early cartographers and so a Flemish geographer and cartographer named Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution. In 1569 he designed a map that could be accurately used for navigation purposes, but the downside was that his system distorted the size of objects depending on their position relative to the equator. Because of this, landmasses like Antarctica and Greenland appeared much larger than they actually are.

#1 US Moved Down Next To Australia Looks Unbelievably Small

 

 

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#2 Russia On The Equator Is Not A Giant Bear Anymore

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#3 If Brazil Was In Asia It Would Be Massive

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#4 Australia Is Way Bigger Than You May Think - It Covers Almost The Whole Of Europe

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#5 If Romania Was An Island In The Arctic Ocean

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#6 When You Move Canada To South America

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#7 Greenland Is Not So Big When Compared To USA And Brazil

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#8 California Moved Onto The UK Shows They're Quite Similar In Size

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#9 Indonesia Would Spread Almost Across The Whole Of Russia

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#10 China Placed On Top Of Russia

 

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#11 Australia Moved Onto North America Becomes REALLY Big

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#12 If Poland Was An Island In The Norwegian Sea

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#13 Japan Can Stretch Almost Across Canada

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#14 Antarctica Is Not So Much Larger Than Brazil

 

 

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#15 This Is How India Changes As You Move It North