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[-] scala@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No, because Africa is larger than Russia, this shows Russia as massive.

[-] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] scala@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago
[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

You may want to double check that, or you probably will need an imaginary map.

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