![]() In that specific iteration of Google Maps, Greenland was shown to be larger than Africa, when the latter is in fact 14 times bigger than the Nordic country.įurthermore other elements on the map are also to scale, with The Verge noting that objects at the equator in particular are now to scale with one another. ![]() Just zoom all the way out at □□ /CIkkS7It8d With 3D Globe Mode on Google Maps desktop, Greenland's projection is no longer the size of Africa. Google took to Twitter last week to announce the change, highlighting that Greenland is no longer larger than Africa on the map, which was inaccurately portrayed in the previous version of the app. It’s a small change, but at least one that those who enjoy accuracy will be pleased by. The rest of the population that believes in logic and science will be glad to know that if you zoom out far enough on Google Maps that the Earth will now be shown in its proper spherical form, as opposed to the flat version it was previously. ![]() An update for Google Maps rolled out over the weekend and it’s not going to make Flat Earth theorists particularly happy.
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