The real size of Africa
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The size of Africa in the most common used world map is incorrect, and has been for centuries, etching an untruth in the minds of children for generations. Whether this cartographic error was by design or default, the African Union is now confronting this untruth and has thrown its weight behind the 'Correct The Map' campaign pushing for use of a map that depicts Africa's true size in schools and institutions. So how did this untruth live on for so long and what will it take to correct the map?
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The size of Africa in the most common used world map is incorrect, and has been for centuries, etching an untruth in the minds of children for generations. Whether this cartographic error was by design or default, the African Union is now confronting this untruth and has thrown its weight behind the 'Correct The Map' campaign pushing for use of a map that depicts Africa's true size in schools and institutions. So how did this untruth live on for so long and what will it take to correct the map?
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True size of africa The true size of Africa is often misrepresented on world maps, making it appear smaller than it actually is. In reality, Africa spans 30.37 million square kilometers—large enough to fit the United States, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and most of Europe combined. This misconception stems from the Mercator projection, a map that distorts the size of landmasses, making regions near the equator, like Africa, appear much smaller than they truly are. For instance, Greenland seems s
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True size of africa The true size of Africa is often misrepresented on world maps, making it appear smaller than it actually is. In reality, Africa spans 30.37 million square kilometers—large enough to fit the United States, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and most of Europe combined. This misconception stems from the Mercator projection, a map that distorts the size of landmasses, making regions near the equator, like Africa, appear much smaller than they truly are. For instance, Greenland seems s
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The great map myth was incredibly unfair to the 'mother continent': This is the true size of Africa
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