transcript: Maps that will make you realize you know nothing about the Earth. This is the world, according
to the Mercator map projection. You see this map everywhere, but did you know that it's a total lie?! Because the Earth is a sphere, there is no way to show it
perfectly on a flat map. So, all maps are distorted. Here is how countries actually compare. You might think North America looking like nothing compared to Russia, but in reality Russia is only about 2.1 times larger than the continental US. Canada here is all wrong. First of all, it's way too big. Canada is actually only about
1.2 times the size of the US. Secondly, Canada is shaped more like this. The United States vs Canada. What? The UK actually looks like this and Madagascar actually
looks more like this. And here's what they look like compared to the United States. Greenland and Africa look
roughly the same size, but in reality this is how they compare. Africa is almost 14 times larger. In fact, Africa is larger
than a lot of places. You know that huge sheet of
ice at the bottom of the map? Well, that is Antarctica
and it looks like this. And compared to Africa,
it looks like this. Never trust a map. For even more wonderful things, subscribe to BuzzFeed Blue. BuzzFeed Blue.
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