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mapto@feddit.bg to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 days ago

This is the true size of Africa

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This is the true size of Africa

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mapto@feddit.bg to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 days ago
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Attached: 1 image The great map myth was incredibly unfair to the 'mother continent': This is the true size of #Africa https://www.green.earth/blog/true-size-map-africa
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    No, one kilometer in Africa is about 60 % shorter than in russia.

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      This. It’s closer to the equator, so they are rotating faster which means the kilometers get shorter. Don’t you just love science?

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