Africa is much bigger than you think. Traditional maps have downplayed the size of the continent in comparison to other parts of the world for hundreds of years.

Boston School Maps Depict Africa Bigger than North America. ... And Mercator's incorrectly placed equator means that Germany, which should in the the north, is placed dead center on the world map.

A new kind of world map (above) has been developed that shows the true size of the continents without distorting their shapes too much. The world map you are probably familiar with is called the ...

‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map. Commonly used projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map ...

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 ...

A video showing the true size of Russia compared to Africa has gone viral on TikTok as social media users learn about the misrepresentation of scale on many world maps. First posted in late ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Thanks to the continued support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), the World Heritage Online Map Platform is being expanded to include World Heritage properties in ...

Geological Shift in East Africa Could Reshape World Map. Africa. DC Web Desk. 16 May 2025 4:48 PM IST. The East African Rift, one of the planet's most active fault systems. x. Representational image.