Planet Earth is the 5th largest planet on the solar system, with a total surface area of approximately 510.1 million km2. About 29.2% or 149 million …
The Largest and the Smallest Countries in the World
It's challenging to portray the spherical world's reality on a flat map because of the unavoidable distortion in projections. When we dive into the numbers, they paint a different picture than what may appear on the map. However, we are still left with burning questions about why the United States ranked 3 or 4th, depending on how you calculate? How does the US compare to Europe?
The surface area around the globe is 510,072,000 square kilometers. 150 million square kilometers or 29% is land, and remaining 71%, water. These ten …
Most of the world's smallest nations are either island states amidst the Pacific Ocean or Caribbean Sea, or tiny countries landlocked in Europe. From …
The total surface area of Europe is approximately 3,930,000 square miles and the population as of 2016 was 741,447,158, which was 11% of the world’s …
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MAP PROJECTIONS
Map projections are a systematic transformation of longitudes and latitudes of a location on the surface of the sphere. Map projections are important …
Map projection is a systematic transformation of longitudes and latitudes of locations on the surface of an ellipsoid or a sphere into locations in a …
Cartography is the science and art of map-making. This field of study deals with the conception, production, and study of maps and charts. …
BY CONTINENT
There are many stereotypes associated with Africa, including it being nothing but jungle and tribes, or warring nations with genocide, or where the …
North America is located in the Northern Hemisphere. It borders the Caribbean Sea, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and South America. …
With an area of 17,840,000 sq. km (6,890,000 sq mi), South America is the fourth largest continent in the world. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean …
The total surface area of Europe is approximately 3,930,000 square miles and the population as of 2016 was 741,447,158, which was 11% of the world’s …
Asia is the largest continent in the world by land area, covering an area of 44,579,000 squared kilometers. This area represents roughly 30% of the …