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Maps of the world are 'completely misleading' as true size of countries shown
The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...
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Where is Africa?
Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...
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The continent of Africa
Africa is surrounded by Europe to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. There are more than 50 different countries in Africa. Narrator: Edinburgh is the capit ...
Fascinating size-comparison maps reveal how big countries and continents REALLY are, with the UK smaller than California... and Africa swamping Australia
Brits may feel that getting from one end of their country to another is a long-distance haul. But their perspective on the ...
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Strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa: A powerful tool for archaeology, forensics and wildlife conservation
The map will help archaeologists ... 2023 and new data from 778 samples collected across 24 countries in western and western central Africa. The team's work provides the first known strontium ...