Across the planet, water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface.The remaining space is covered by land — continents and islands. Before Earth’s land formed the seven continents in the present day ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

See, the world maps we’ve been using for centuries don’t show the most accurate appearance of the landmasses, either. But the Equal Earth World Map is changing that.