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By George Day · On October 7, 2026

On a Mercator Projection map or chart, why does Greenland look so much larger than it actually is?

 

Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.

 

Many thanks to everyome who sent in answers to last week’s question on a ring around the moon. The winner this week is Sarah Roberts, Edgartown, Narthga’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. who emailed: “A ring around a moon means high level moisture or ice crystals that indicate a weather change and likely rain or snow.”

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