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Europe on the Equal Earth Map

CONTINENT • RANK #6 BY AREA

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering approximately 10.18 million km². While Mercator projections make Europe look comparable in size to South America or Africa, an equal-area map shows that Europe is roughly one-third the size of Africa.

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Total Surface Area 10,180,000 km²

Area (Square Miles) 3,930,518 mi²

Continental Area Rank #6 of 7

Share of Earth Land 6.8%

Cartographic Realities of Europe

✓ Europe covers approximately 10.18 million km², about 6.8% of Earth's land surface.
✓ Mercator makes northern European countries like Norway and Sweden appear enormous compared to equatorial nations.
✓ Equal Earth restores the true relative scale between Europe and continents like Africa and South America.

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