Despite the fact that on the map of Africa looks slightly more than other continents, it is a huge Bashny.Net

Because of the way traditionally drawn maps, you may not have noticed how Africa is enormous. You could compare it to the US, China, India, Europe and Japan - and not to make a mistake. Provided that compared to Africa with all these countries combined.



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On the map you can see that, for example, the United States could fit in Africa three times. Ordinary cards Africa seems less due to the fact that they are usually drawn flat, while the planet Earth is a geoid, causing the image on the map is always distorted.

via factroom.ru