Africa the second-largest continent
Africa is the second biggest continent in the World
Africa is the second biggest continent in the World - Africa 11,688,545 Square Miles - China 3,681,089
- Europe 3,979,405 - USA 3,678,235 - TOTAL 11,338,729The African continent is more than three times the U.S. in size.
- Saudi Arabia 831,000 sq.
miles 1.
- Bharat (India) 1,269,000 sq. miles 2.
- Brazil 3,286,000 sq. miles 3.
- Argentina 1,073,000 sq. miles 4.
- Canada 3,848,000 sq. miles 5.
- France 210,000 sq. miles 6.
- Mexico 756,000 sq. miles.
- Australia 2,965,000 sq. miles 8.
- Russia 6,591,000 sq. miles 9.
- USA 3,787,000 sq. miles 10.
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Peter´s Map versus Mercator Map
Distorsions in the Mercator World Map - The north: 18.9 mill.sq.miles - The South: 38.6 mill.sq.miles - Europe: 3.8 mill.sq.miles - South America: 6.9 mill.sq.miles - North America: 7.4 mill.sq.miles - Africa: 11.6 mill.sq.miles.
- 15% of it is considered desert (hot with small rain) - 10% of it is considered tropical rainforest (tropical wet) - 35% of it is considered savanna/ grasslands (steppe) - The rest of Africa includes Mediterranean climate, mountain climate, tropical wet and dry, rainy and mild, and wet and mild.
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