The map combines the accuracy of a globe with the ease of a 2D map, by printing the map on two sides of a disk. It is essentially a flat-pack globe, doing away with the bulk whilst retaining the ...

There are a variety of ways of converting this 3D shape into 2D, which are referred to as map projections, but none of them are perfect. “We believe it is the most accurate flat map of Earth yet” ...

A TikTok video showing Russia dwarfed by the continent of Africa shows how many world maps misrepresent the true scale of countries. U.S. World; ... which is a round 3D globe, onto a flat 2D map, ...