The true size of Greenland
Let’s first take a look at Greenland. A very large country, right? Almost as big as the entire continent of South America.
But when its position is shifted to the same latitude of the USA, it’s clear that Greenland is nowhere near as big as we thought. And when moved still further to the equator, we can see that it’s nothing special compared to other islands.
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Tymusz 4 year s ago
countries don't grow or shrink. This is just the result of the projection of the map. this is stupid.
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Rhoda 3 year s ago
Interessant. Thanks!
The best is "six largest countries along the equator".
The USA are smaller, than i thought.
The best is "six largest countries along the equator".
The USA are smaller, than i thought.
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Angel 2 year s ago
There is no truth in any of this as all of these are relative to a ball earth. The earth isn't a ball so all latitudinal lines project outwards from the north pole. As there is no south pole, only a rim of ice 200 feet high circumferencing the earth, Australia is actually larger than all those other countries with the exception of maybe Russia. I'm referring to individual countries and not combined land mass such as the African continent.
The best is "six largest countries along the equator".
The USA are smaller, than i thought.