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getready

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solarz said:
The sizes are misleading due to the Mercator projection.
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OK noted.
solarz said:
I remember when I saw this giant Earth globe at my local science centre, it was the first time I realized how big Africa actually was.
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Yeah, growing up I thought whole of Europe is just little smaller than African continent. Not until I actually compared the two that I realized how enormous Africa is in comparison
 
Helius

Helius

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solarz said:
The sizes are misleading due to the Mercator projection.

I remember when I saw this giant Earth globe at my local science centre, it was the first time I realized how big Africa actually was.
Click to expand...

getready said:
OK noted.

Yeah, growing up I thought whole of Europe is just little smaller than African continent. Not until I actually compared the two that I realized how enormous Africa is in comparison
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Yep. Really puts into perspective just how overblown most countries are size-wise in the Northern Hemisphere -

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... Then there's Antarctica.
 
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