Why this map looks different
Most web maps use Mercator, which inflates countries near the poles. Greenland looks
similar in size to Africa there, though Africa is about 14 times larger. Equal Earth is
an equal-area projection: landmasses keep their true relative sizes, with more familiar
continent shapes than Gall–Peters.
The atlas redraws Natural Earth 1:50 million vectors in Equal Earth so countries, rivers,
lakes, and cities stay interactive as you pan and zoom. The wall maps are the original
Patterson and BMZ sheets, zoomable like a photograph.
Political map: Tom Patterson, public domain. Physical map: BMZ German edition based on
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