According to that new article, this new world map is not only the most accurate ever created, but it actually showcases the proper size of the landmasses and continents that make up our planet.

Mercator maps, for example, flatten the round globe into a two-dimensional projection that significantly alters the sizes (and even shapes) of continents, countries, and bodies of water. As a result, ...

You might think you know all the continents, but what about ... However, a team of geologists from all over the world have compiled a new geological map containing Zealandia.

The continent contains no countries ... Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises when drawing maps.

For geologists, a continent is a large area of thick continental ... the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered from the sea and ...

Identifying the seven continents, five oceans ... After watching the film, teachers could use a base map to explore the make up of the world and where the features explored in the video are ...

Delphine Shannon, 93, of Altoona counts herself among the less than 1% of the population who has traveled to the seven ...