the ‘globe mode’ update is only available on desktop and works on all major browsers, including chrome, edge and firefox. using a mercator projections, greenland appears larger than africa, when it is in fact much smaller – africa is 11.73 million square miles and greenland, 836,300 square miles. a good example is the relative sizes of greenland and africa. You are free to use the above map for educational and similar purposes (fair use) please refer to the Nations Online Project. Mercator projections show accurate shapes of countries, but enlarges regions that are farther away from the equator. The map shows the world with countries, sovereign states, and dependencies or areas of special sovereignty with international borders, the surrounding oceans, seas, large islands and archipelagos. Just zoom all the way out at 😎🌍 /CIkkS7It8d With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland’s projection is no longer the size of Africa. ‘ with 3D globe mode on google maps desktop, greenland’s projection is no longer the size of africa‘, google maps said on twitter. the search engine company is referring to the challenges when trying to represent the true areas of different regions on a three-dimensional world using a two-dimensional surface. Make use of Google Earth's detailed globe by tilting the map to save a perfect 3D view or diving into Street View for a 360 experience. Google has opted for a 3D view of the globe in its latest update to google maps. when you zoom all the way out, instead of seeing a flat ‘mercator’ projection, users will see a moon’s-eye view of the planet.

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