LET'S CONSULT THE MAP
'(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-06-12_J_22.jpg" target="_blank">Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows a rectangular world map on the monitor.</a>)  Because areas far from the equator are <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-06-12_J_22a.jpg" target="_blank">enlarged</a>, Greenland is bigger than South America in the 16th century system of projection named for this man'
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