Contrary to the map many ... similar to South America. But in reality, around two-thirds of Africa is north of the equator. “Africa actually extends northward to about the same latitude as ...

Upon the bright, alluring map of South America, the Europe-neglected Guianas are a disgraceful little smudge. *3900 mi. the Nile, 4000 mi., is longest.

Meridians (imaginary vertical lines going through the Earth from the North to the South Pole) are mapped onto vertical lines equally spaced apart on the map, and circles of latitude (imaginary ...