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[–] scala@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 minute 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.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 hours ago

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