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Africa Is 7 Times Bigger Than Europe. The World Map We're Used To Is A Lie
The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.
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African Union Urges Adoption Of World Map Showing Continent's True Size
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
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Africa Is 7 Times Bigger Than Europe. The World Map We're Used To Is A Lie
The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.
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African Union Urges Adoption Of World Map Showing Continent's True Size
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size.
