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  • Not without other tradeoffs.

    There is no map projection that gets everything correct, because a 3d surface cannot be accurately projected onto a 2d surface without loss.

    You can get projections that accurately show size, but not shape.
    Or accurately show size and shape of landmass, but oceans get warped.
    Etc. if you want accuracy you need a globe.


  • Map projections always have inaccuracies, they make deliberate tradeoffs.

    The common Mercator projection allows the long and lat lines to be straight, but it means shapes near the poles get stretched.

    Some projections do a better job of accurately portraying shapes at the sacrifice of size.
    Some can do shape an size of landmass, but the oceans are distorted.
    Etc, all projections have compromises.