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lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012

The real scale of continents

Hi,
if the size of India is 3.287.595 km2, and the size of the UK is 244.820 km2, that means that you could fit... 13,4 UK's in India!
However, check this out. Go to Google Maps, or any ordinary map, and see if the scale seems 13 to 1.

If you want to see a better scale of the continents, I'd suggest you to check a Peters Map projection. It is more accurate and real, and it will definitely surprise you. Especially, the size of Africa!!
The earth is round. The challenge of any world map is to represent a round earth on a flat surface. There are literally thousands of map projections. Each has certain strengths and corresponding weaknesses. Choosing among them is an exercise in values clarification: you have to decide what's important to you. That is generally determined by the way you intend to use the map. The Peters Projection is an area accurate map:


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