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This is the true size of Africa (mstdn.social)
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[โ€“] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 10 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

No, one kilometer in Africa is about 60 % shorter than in russia.

[โ€“] bonenode@piefed.social 8 points 9 hours ago

This. It's closer to the equator, so they are rotating faster which means the kilometers get shorter. Don't you just love science?