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Most flat maps of the world represent certain countries as much larger than they really are. They are based on the Mercator projection, which is more than 500 years old, but is still used today.
Here are the actual sizes of the USA, Alaska and Canada, compared with South America (much smaller than what I always envisioned):
https://thetruesize.com/#/aboutModal?borders=1~!MTQ3MjM2NjY.NTkwMDU0NQ*…
Here is Greenland, which I always thought was huge, but turns out that it's relatively small:
Isn't it amazing how widespread and commonly accepted things can be, even when they are total illusions?
Here are the actual sizes of the USA, Alaska and Canada, compared with South America (much smaller than what I always envisioned):
https://thetruesize.com/#/aboutModal?borders=1~!MTQ3MjM2NjY.NTkwMDU0NQ*…
Here is Greenland, which I always thought was huge, but turns out that it's relatively small:
Isn't it amazing how widespread and commonly accepted things can be, even when they are total illusions?
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SA: 6.89 million square miles
Africa: 11.73 million square miles
Asia: 17.21 million square miles
Europe: 3.93 million square miles
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