Author: CP

Africa is far bigger than it looks on many world maps. Here is why the continent appears smaller, how map projections distort its size, and what the true size of Africa means for how the world sees the continent. Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why Africa does not appear as large as you expected? The answer lies in the way the Earth is represented on a flat map. Africa covers about 30.3 million square kilometres, making it the second-largest continent in the world. It accounts for roughly one-fifth of the Earth’s land area and is…