The president-elect said he covets Greenland for its size. He could be misinterpreting it based on well-known mapping distortion.

The Mercator projection of the world map is suited for marine navigation and once so commonplace that generations of ...

Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public ...

For most people, this is the case when comparing a flat map to certain things in the real world or even on ... are based on the Mercator Projection. The projection has been used to make maps ...

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give ...