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True continent sizes (slrpnk.net)

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[–] JohnDClay 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't know what projection that map uses. The vertically squished Greenland makes it seem like it's closer to a equal area projection. But I couldn't find a similar comparison image that I could make sure was using an equal area projection. If you have one, I'd love to see it.

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The order is correct at least https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

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