Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.

Greenland’s position in the northern latitudes means the nation’s size and shape is prone to enormous variations in how it is portrayed on global maps.

W hen you look at a map, Greenland looks pretty astonishingly big, taking up almost as much map space as the whole continent ...

The map of the world as you know it – the Mercator projection – isn’t totally accurate. And Africa is leading the charge to get rid of it for good. Last week, the African Union, a continental union of ...

CNN Election History presents historical election results on maps that represent the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, and Hawaii. CNN uses a Web Mercator map projection in the Election History ...

Projection mapping is a great way to impress customers and brand your business, but you should look into the legal ...

When the Boston Public School District recently decided to change what type of map it used, that move inspired a group of scientists to develop a brand new type of world map. They claim it is the most ...