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THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA: DID YOU KNOW THAT AFRICA IS BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS ON MOST MAPS OF THE WORLD?

THE TRUE SIZE OF AFRICA: DID YOU KNOW THAT AFRICA IS BIGGER THAN IT LOOKS ON MOST MAPS OF THE WORLD?

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Alisa Evans
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May 2024
Did you know that the Mercator projection, commonly used in maps, distorts the relative sizes of countries, making regions near the equator, like Africa, appear much smaller than they are? Africa, the second-largest continent, covers 30.37 million square kilometres and can fit the United States, China, India, and most of...
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DID YOU KNOW: THE HIGHEST POINT IN SUB-SAHARAN WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA IS MOUNT CAMEROON, AN ACTIVE VOLCANO, WHICH IS 4040 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL?

DID YOU KNOW: THE HIGHEST POINT IN SUB-SAHARAN WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA IS MOUNT CAMEROON, AN ACTIVE VOLCANO, WHICH IS 4040 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL?

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By
Alisa Evans
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July 2022
Did you know that the highest point in Sub-Saharan West and Central Africa is Mount Cameroon, which is 4040 m above sea level and very close to Douala, one of the main ports we work in? Mount Cameroon is an active volcano in the South West region of Cameroon next...