Three-Heart Least Distorted Equal Area World Map, Light Blue

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Three-Heart Least Distorted World Map, Light Blue by Equal Area MapsThree-Heart Least Distorted World Map, Light Blue by Equal Area MapsMore About Equal Area Maps: How to present t he 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. This Three-Heart Least Distorted World Map shows the complete earth via three views, as well as a separate view of Antarctica. This print also shows the Earth's Moon at relative scale to the Earth. Light blue background. 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 Show more