Gregory's ServerAfrica is bigger than China, the US, Eastern Europe & India combined.
Since Earth is a sphere, flat maps dramatically distort the size of continents.
Source: Bryan Christie & Kai Krause for Scientific American #SharedPlanet #science
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  @Ttown @Sheril The clearly superior map projection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_spiral   @Sheril I am such a dumbass. It took me too long to notice that the countries had been overlayed on Africa. I've literally spent 30 seconds looking for Africa for comparison.  @Sheril I ran into this equal-area projection and I really like it: https://equal-earth.com/ @Sheril TWW: The size or speed you observe is based on your perspective and that is the only thing you can change. *When I was young…. So it always begins but in case it’s yesteryear as today…. I loved globes because they are 3d maps. Today as multi projection becomes the norm that map on your phone will pop out into a view where relative size, depth and distance will be an actual representation. Technology is part of the modern human condition to be shared for Peace. OWOP |
@Sheril 👍 Here's a very nice article about the subject:
https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/maps-distort-how-we-see-the-world