Topic: You Have No Idea How Big Africa Really Is (But This Map Does)

[Clive]

It's about 11.7 million square miles, which is really big—big enough to fit the United States, China, India, Japan, and much of Europe within its borders. And that's precisely what Kai Krause did with this inventive map, "The True Size of Africa," which he describes as his contribution to "the fight against rampant Immappacy."

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[GillE]

Anyone who puts maps together like that definitely shouldn't be looking to start a second career as a brickie.

 

[Simon]

[sam]

I'm not sure I believe that, though beer might not help. The normal mercator projection really doesn't help but I didn't think it was that bad.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/21326

thought I guess it roughly could be.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollweide_projection

then again Canada is fecking huge.

[GillE]

then again Canada is fecking huge.

That's the technical appraisal from a man who's used to looking at the universe! 

[Simon]

[Rik]

 

[sam]

That's the technical appraisal from a man who's used to looking at the universe! 

indeed.