A cool guide to the size of Africa.
A cool guide to the size of Africa.
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It's of course totally accidental that the Mercator projection was chosen for the world map, that makes Africa look much smaller compared to other countries.
I thought it was because of its use in with constant straight lines and angles could be used for travel
In talking about the world map specifically. Nobody would use that for plotting a course.
I can only go by what these articles claim---that that projection is used for plotting/planning. https://www.britannica.com/science/Mercator-projection
Good thing Africa is a continent
Yea. It would sink if it was incontinent.
Big Greenland doesn’t want us to know the truth.
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