Do the land areas around North and South Poles appear smaller or larger in size than they really are?

There is no land area around the north pole. -- Any projected image or printed map of a feature on the Earth's surface must of necessity be presented in a format that is smaller than the real thing is. Otherwise it would be quite impossible to view the mop, work with it, fold it etc.

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