Seven Continents of The World Least Distorted Map by Equal Area MapsSeven Continents of The World Least Distorted Map by Equal Area MapsMore About Equal Area Maps: How to present the surface area of the spherical earth on a two-dimensional paper has challenged mapmakers for centuries. Although a world globe provides the only accurate portrayal of the spherical earth, it does not present the entire surface area of the earth at a glance. One can only observe half of the globe at any given moment; and only the portion right in front of the observer's eyes is true to the shape without distortion. Ideally, a two-dimensional map of the world should be an "equal area" map, also reflecting the earth's roundness and presenting the commonly known standard grid of the meridians and parallels while showing the actual shapes and sizes of the lands and seas to achieve "equal area" status, where all lands and seas are presented true to scale in relation to each other. The Seven Continents of the World Equal Area Wall Map is presented on equal area, flattened in three sections, for least distortion. It includes brief descriptions and data about each continent, including facts about the history of the continents. The area within the red lines has a 99.999999999% accuracy. The geometry of the grid of 15-degree parallels and meridians is designed and perfected to plus/minus one sq. mile per one million sq. miles
