Free Africa SVG

Africa map silhouette SVG

Africa map silhouette, as a solid black shape
Africa map silhouette. The preview is the SVG file itself.

The continent of Africa as a solid shape, 93 mm wide and 100 mm tall, drawn from Natural Earth’s public-domain boundaries on a projection centred on Africa. It is 2 pieces: the largest part and one island or separate part large enough to cut.

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What is in the file

Size93 × 100 mm (3.66 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
Pieces2 separate pieces
Outlines to cut2 outlines
Cut length383 mm at this size
Narrowest part5.3 mm at this size
Nodes395 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 1,863 × 2,000 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
0.93 × 1 in (24 × 25 mm)1.3 mm97 mm100Vinyl, card and thin sheet
1.86 × 2 in (47 × 51 mm)2.7 mm195 mm25Vinyl, card and thin sheet
2.79 × 3 in (71 × 76 mm)4 mm292 mm12Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
3.72 × 4 in (94 × 102 mm)5.4 mm389 mm6Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
5.57 × 6 in (142 × 152 mm)8.1 mm584 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
7.43 × 8 in (189 × 203 mm)11 mm778 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
11.15 × 12 in (283 × 305 mm)16 mm1,167 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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