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    All maps and tools
    • Projection mapsOverlay countries and compare their true areas.
    • World centerSee the world from the perspective of any country.
    • Compare countries and continentsOverlay two outlines at the same scale.
    • Earth laboratoryGlobe and disc maps, routes, shadows and the horizon.
    • Routes on a mapExplore great-circle and rhumb-line routes.
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    World center

    See the world from the perspective of any country.

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  • World atlas

    Open the world atlas
    • CountriesProfiles, areas, populations and comparisons.
    • LakesCompare surface area, volume and depth.
    • Water at true scaleExplore oceans, seas, lakes and rivers.
    • Largest countriesCompare countries by surface area.
    • Population density rankingSee where people live closest together.
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    Water at true scale

    Explore oceans, seas, lakes and rivers.

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  • Test your intuition

    All quizzes
    • Daily challengeA new set of 10 questions every day. Take today's challenge.
    • Size illusionTest your sense of country sizes.
    • PopulationWhich country has more people?
    • Population densityWhich country is more densely populated?
    • Name the projectionRecognize how the world is mapped.
    • Which lake holds more water?A lake's surface can be misleading.
    • Name the water bodyRecognize seas and lakes by their outlines.
    • Water or land?Tell water bodies and landmasses apart.
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    Daily challenge

    A new set of 10 questions every day. Take today's challenge.

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  • Understand the world and its maps

    Explore the learning library
    • Map projectionsUnderstand the properties and distortions of maps.
    • Flat Earth — check the factsEvidence, experiments and explanations.
    • ArticlesLook beyond the classroom map.
    • GlossaryCartography in plain language.
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    Flat Earth — check the facts

    Evidence, experiments and explanations.

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Map projections

Understand the properties and distortions of maps.

Flat Earth — check the facts

Evidence, experiments and explanations.

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Look beyond the classroom map.

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Cartography in plain language.

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Popular projections

  • Mercator Projection
  • Spilhaus Projection
  • Waterman Butterfly
  • Werner Projection
  • Peirce Quincuncial
  • Gnomonic — shortest route
  • The UN map
  • Interrupted Goode map
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  • Russia
  • Canada
  • China
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