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Even more explicit.

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That's Russian imperialist supremacy for you...

@onlmaps Yeah, Iberia looks the size of Poland and it's actually 2x bigger.

@onlmaps Wrong. If you actually measured the ”Russian” distance as on the map, you'd find it's much longer than 6400 km – I got some 8000 km.

If you measure the *shortest* path between Kaliningrad and the easternmost point, you get 6400 km.

(The ”African” distance is correct.)

@onlmaps Interesting! So, does Asia’s total land mass, in square miles/kilometers, REALLY make it the largest continent?

@onlmaps stimmt nicht, Ausdehung Russland 9000km von links

@onlmaps it is amazing, everytime again. i mean, i know this. i even understood it, but it still amazes me everytime again because this common map has been burnt into my head.

@onlmaps Cool ist die Quincunx-Projektion
(Shift drücken um nach dem verschieben eine automatische Nordung zu erreichen)
http://maps.imagico.de/#map=3/31.137/52.371&lang=de&l=sat&r=pq&ui=4

@onlmaps Por esto Dymaxion es superior :)

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De meeste mensen hebben werkelijk geen idee hoe de aarde er werkelijk uitzien als je je alleen baseert op dit soort landkaarten.

@onlmaps MY ENTIRE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE

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damn you Mercator!

@onlmaps Are you sure ? https://www.google.com/search?q=projection+peters+carte&client=firefox-b-m&sca_esv=564926619&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzg4bc_6aBAxXOVaQEHQinB9cQ_AUIBigB&biw=360&bih=647#imgrc=i1_W98-1w7RQqM

@onlmaps wow!

@onlmaps Image description for blind users:
Russia width is 6400 km and looks wide.
Africa width is 7200 km, i.e. wider, but looks as if it’s only 1/3 the width.
This is because Russia is closer to the pole and Africa is at the equator, so when the Earth is cut up and squished flat Russia looks bigger than it is (it’s still the biggest country in the world, but only because Africa consists of many smaller countries).