Peters map

* This Peters map shows all areas - whether countries, continents or oceans - according to their actual size. Accurate comparisons become possible.

* All North-South lines run vertical on this map. Thus, geographic points can be seen in their precise directional relationship.

* All East-West Lines run parallel.

The classical projection, the one that we are use to see is the Mercator projection. The Mercator is a "conformal" map projection. This means that it shows shapes pretty much the way they appear on the globe. But it is not possible to show both shape and size accurately. If you want a true shape for the land masses you will necessarily sacrifice proportionality, i.e., the relative sizes will be distorted.