- Distortion class
- Neither equal-area nor conformal
- Graticule type
- Perspective azimuthal
- Creator
- Unknown; traditionally, though speculatively, attributed to Thales of Miletus
- Year
- 6th century BC
- Area
- Distorted: grows rapidly toward the edge of the view; moderate only within about 30° of the center
- Shape
- Reasonable only near the center; heavily stretched near the edge
- Distances
- Distorted; true only at the very center of the map
- Angles and directions
- Distorted; accurate only at the center. In return, every great circle is a straight line
Add countries from the tools panel and drag them to other latitudes. The outline keeps its true shape and area on the globe, so any change in its size on the map shows this projection's distortion. Tissot's indicatrices and the area distortion map show the same effect across the whole world.
