The real size of Africa. Many people are shocked when they see the real size of Africa. That is because the most commonly used map of the world (Mercator projection) dated from the 16th century features a wildly distorted size of this continent.

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The real size of Africa. Many people are shocked when they see the real size of Africa. That is because the most commonly used map of the world (Mercator projection) dated from the 16th century features a wildly distorted size of this continent.
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