fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 day agoDenominator, go Mercatormander.xyzimagemessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1821arrow-down112
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minus-squarescala@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 hours agoNo, because Africa is larger than Russia, this shows Russia as massive.
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoAfrica: 30.3 million km² Asia: 44 million km² Nowhere near the difference Mercator projection maps make it out to be, but Asia definitely is larger.
minus-squareselokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 hours agoYou may want to double check that, or you probably will need an imaginary map.
No, because Africa is larger than Russia, this shows Russia as massive.
Africa: 30.3 million km²
Asia: 44 million km²
Nowhere near the difference Mercator projection maps make it out to be, but Asia definitely is larger.
Russia*
You may want to double check that, or you probably will need an imaginary map.