Lula da Silva defended the map, stating, “The Earth is round. Our perspective matters.” Brazil has launched a new world map that places the South American nation at the center of the world ...

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The bold question-askers at What If map out how a 40,000 km highway around the equator could revolutionize global travel.

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat?

This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a ...

For example, Donald Trump ranks as the most famous person in the New York area, while Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe and Cher are the most notable California natives, per the map.

A hiker and outdoorsman, Mr. Thomas as a child yearned for a world where nature ruled supreme. His map represents the “idealistic planet that I wanted,” Mr. Thomas, 34, said.

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

From space, the Earth looks like a ball. Find out how the world is mapped with this year 5/6 BBC Bitesize geography guide.

The equator could change the way you think about world maps. The part that really stayed with me is the ‘Ecuascope’ room - a floor-to-ceiling exhibit that aligns the equator to the stars, and ...

Terrifying map shows what the world would look like if Nazis had won WW2 Since the Allied victory in 1945, many have hypothesised what the world would look like today had the Nazis won World War Two.

Before visiting Ecuador, the eponymous equator wasn’t the most eagerly-anticipated moment on my bucket list trip. There were giant tortoises to meet, cloud forests to climb and Indigenous ...