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CIRCIN · PREVIEW Why is Africa so much bigger than it looks on maps? 0:47 · sample listing — there is no video file behind it

Why is Africa so much bigger than it looks on maps?

The Mercator projection lies about size. Africa is enormous.

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📌 Pinned@priyamaps6h
Mercator inflates areas near the poles. The US, China and India all fit inside Africa. Pinned.
@globe_gwen3h
I genuinely never questioned the map until now. mind blown
@priyamaps3h
Try the Peters projection next, it keeps areas honest but looks stretched. No flat map is perfect.

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