Africa is big. Really big.


	Africa is big. Really big.

amgumen

6-15-2008 10:30 PM

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6-16-2008 5:28 AM

mona

good illustration. puts things into perspective!

6-16-2008 9:13 AM

Socratoad

Very educational methinks.

6-16-2008 3:27 PM

clipan

always good to remember!

6-16-2008 9:47 PM

masbury

Nice one!

6-17-2008 6:50 AM

righthand

Bucking hell. Astounding. A real eye opener.

6-17-2008 7:29 AM

syncopath

perspective! wow!

6-17-2008 7:29 PM

wizud

true story

6-18-2008 6:01 AM

abailart

www.jeremygilby.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/petersprojection.jpg

The Peters Projection of the globe (above) shows land scales when ideological perspectives are removed.

6-18-2008 1:12 PM

jmjoness

wow this one sure is popular lol

7-3-2008 1:35 AM

GoodLife11

great post

7-15-2008 2:44 PM

robbby40

When you look at it from the perspective of planting several countries inside the continent of africa, it is only then that you truly apreciate the awsome size of the continent. Was astounded.

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