<![CDATA[Africa is BIG]]>Africa is BIG

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/38d102d9-1913-4f72-98ee-fbaa41d782e9/africa-is-bigRSS for NodeSun, 31 May 2026 04:06:37 GMTSat, 16 May 2026 11:55:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 15:19:08 GMT]]>@infobeautiful The Brazil one reminds me of Al Gore's joke
The Harvard Crimson:

He recalled a time in the sixth grade when a classmate pointed to the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa and asked if they had ever fit together. The teacher said that was not the case

β€œThe student went on to become a drug addict,” he joked. β€œAnd the teacher went on to become a scientist in the Bush administration.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116584923046764585https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116584923046764585Sat, 16 May 2026 15:19:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:59:06 GMT]]>@infobeautiful Actually, I was shocked more by the size of Russia and Brazil in comparison to Africa than by the size of Africa itself.
Particularly Russia has more than enough land and still wants Ukraine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hessen.social/users/PDH/statuses/116584844290471608https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hessen.social/users/PDH/statuses/116584844290471608Sat, 16 May 2026 14:59:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:38:14 GMT]]>@RavenPunk The areas listed are reasonably accurate.

Asia is the largest continent, and Russia the largest country. But compared against the continents, Russia ranks behind Africa, North America, and South America.

@infobeautiful

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116584762228053920https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/solitha/statuses/116584762228053920Sat, 16 May 2026 14:38:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:14:26 GMT]]>@JamesWNeal @infobeautiful "manifest destiny" has been around a lot longer than the 🀑 has...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116489873091924772/statuses/116584668633560164https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116489873091924772/statuses/116584668633560164Sat, 16 May 2026 14:14:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:08:31 GMT]]>@infobeautiful Comparing apples to oranges

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/auser/statuses/116584645329438253https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/auser/statuses/116584645329438253Sat, 16 May 2026 14:08:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:04:29 GMT]]>@UlrikNyman

Why would you do that? If size matters the most (for someone it looks it does) probably an histogram with country areas in kmΒ² would be best. If it's confusion about spatial placement of continents that you seek, then that map is great.

@infobeautiful

However for Africa comparison, I agree it's incredibly huge. But if it is for fairness, it would be fair to compare apples with apples. Not countries with continents. Yes, Europe comes out the tiniest fly both as a political entity and as a continent anyway you look at it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goto.77nn.it/users/77nn/statuses/01KRRHMMW6QBGRSYGZWTQH0EA1https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goto.77nn.it/users/77nn/statuses/01KRRHMMW6QBGRSYGZWTQH0EA1Sat, 16 May 2026 14:04:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 14:02:50 GMT]]>@infobeautiful could be bigger.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Crovanian/statuses/116584623003176207https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Crovanian/statuses/116584623003176207Sat, 16 May 2026 14:02:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:58:58 GMT]]>@infobeautiful there is no way its larger than russia πŸ’€πŸ’€πŸ’€

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RavenPunk/statuses/116584607804752930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RavenPunk/statuses/116584607804752930Sat, 16 May 2026 13:58:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:29:09 GMT]]>@lproven @infobeautiful

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We need to start using a world-map that does not change sizes of the continents.

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Dymaxion map - Wikipedia

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/UlrikNyman/statuses/116584454151135287https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/UlrikNyman/statuses/116584454151135287Sat, 16 May 2026 13:19:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:10:48 GMT]]>@infobeautiful Good stuff, though would have liked to see Greenland, since on a map they look similar in size.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/renardboy/statuses/116584418426383362https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/renardboy/statuses/116584418426383362Sat, 16 May 2026 13:10:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:07:34 GMT]]>@infobeautiful you must know that Taiwan Island is a part of China

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116583949617088312/statuses/116584405689371210https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116583949617088312/statuses/116584405689371210Sat, 16 May 2026 13:07:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 13:03:25 GMT]]>@infobeautiful Well, it is a continent, after all. The U.S. just has some folks running it who think we are, too.

Which is the best explanation I've got for his obsession with Canada, Mexico, as well as all of Central and South America.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JamesWNeal/statuses/116584389378436526https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JamesWNeal/statuses/116584389378436526Sat, 16 May 2026 13:03:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:55:36 GMT]]>@infobeautiful The India comparison surprises me most. I thought India was bigger than Brazil.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/superflippy/statuses/116584358614459000https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/superflippy/statuses/116584358614459000Sat, 16 May 2026 12:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:52:55 GMT]]>@infobeautiful This map should be in high school history classes, hell in grade school.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hdunagan/statuses/116584348083584903https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hdunagan/statuses/116584348083584903Sat, 16 May 2026 12:52:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:42:31 GMT]]>@infobeautiful P.S. Use the trashcan button to remove existing countries and clear the map.

Use the compass rose to spin your selected country to help it to fit better.

πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/lproven/statuses/116584307196767494https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/lproven/statuses/116584307196767494Sat, 16 May 2026 12:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:17:31 GMT]]>@infobeautiful It is worth saying that you can do your own versions of these with the splendid TheTrueSize website:

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Compare Countries, States, Provinces, and Regions with This Simple Tool

Drag, drop and rotate countries, states, provinces, and regions around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.

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The True Size (thetruesize.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/lproven/statuses/116584208867138089https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/lproven/statuses/116584208867138089Sat, 16 May 2026 12:17:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Africa is BIG on Sat, 16 May 2026 12:06:55 GMT]]>@infobeautiful Leaving out Alaska and Hawaii? 😭

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