Mapped: Visualizing the True Size of Africa - Visual Capitalist
2020年2月19日 · Today’s infographic comes from Kai Krause and it shows the true size of Africa, as revealed by the borders of the countries that can fit within the continent’s shape. The African continent has a land area of 30.37 million sq km (11.7 million sq mi) — enough to fit in the U.S., China, India, Japan, Mexico, and many European nations, combined.
The True Size of Africa - Brilliant Maps
2023年3月3日 · In fact, Africa’s true size is 30 million square km, just under twice the size of Russia or bigger than Canada, the United States and China put together! As map nerds and/or West Wing fans already know, this is due to the common use of the Mercator projection, which makes countries near the poles look bigger and those at the equator look smaller.
The True Size Of ...
Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.
This Map Shows the Actual Size of Africa and It Is Mind-Boggling.
2017年5月1日 · To open our eyes to this distortion, Kai Krause, the famous graphical user interface designer, created a map called “The True Size of Africa” which shows how many countries the continent can contain, and it is mind-boggling.
The True Size of Africa - Africa Guide
Africa is larger in area than the USA, China, India, Japan and all of Europe combined. The graphical map presentation below is meant only as an aid to illustrate the fact that Africa is much larger than many people assume.
True size of Africa - FlowingData
2010年10月18日 · If you look at the world map on Google, for example, Africa doesn’t look that much bigger compared to China or the United States. In reality though, it’s a lot bigger. Kai Krause scales countries by their area in square kilometers and then fits them into a Africa’s borders for some perspective. This one’s for you, cartographers.
The True Size Of Africa, Viewing Maps With The Right ... - Vocal Africa
2020年7月17日 · A look at the map made using the Mercator projection, will reveal how how small Africa looks. In reality, the true size of Africa is about twice the size of Russia; and it is bigger than Canada, the United States and all of China put together.
The true true size of Africa - The Economist
2010年11月10日 · Some projections show areas accurately but distort distances or scales, for example; others preserve the shapes of countries but misrepresent their areas. You can read all the gory details on ...
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Large scale detailed physical and political map of Africa
Africa large scale detailed physical and political map. Large scale detailed physical and political map of Africa.