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.
Here’s what would happen if Australia was at the same latitude as Russia and Europe.
It seems that Australia isn’t particularly large. Firstly, this is because it’s close to the equator. Secondly, it’s separated from the other continents and thus difficult to compare with anything else. But take a look at this map...
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.