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minus-square@ericbomblink2•1 year agoAlaska is 1.7 m sq km and greenland is 2.2 m sq km. So I don’t think I’m too far off. So greenland is a bit bigger, when it’s crazy on the map they don’t look at all to be on the same scale. It’s even crazier for Mexico. Mexico is only a little bit smaller, but on the map it looks abysmally small in comparison.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoMy point is Alaska is 1/5 of the USA’s landmass. Calling Greenland a big island is underselling. If it were on its own in the Atlantic or pacific we’d argue over if it count as a dwarf continent
minus-square@ericbomblink1•1 year agoI’m not saying it’s not a massive island. But just on standard maps it looks like it’s the size of Mexico, Canada, and US put together. When it’s just a bit bigger than Mexico.
Alaska is 1.7 m sq km and greenland is 2.2 m sq km. So I don’t think I’m too far off.
So greenland is a bit bigger, when it’s crazy on the map they don’t look at all to be on the same scale.
It’s even crazier for Mexico. Mexico is only a little bit smaller, but on the map it looks abysmally small in comparison.
My point is Alaska is 1/5 of the USA’s landmass. Calling Greenland a big island is underselling. If it were on its own in the Atlantic or pacific we’d argue over if it count as a dwarf continent
I’m not saying it’s not a massive island.
But just on standard maps it looks like it’s the size of Mexico, Canada, and US put together.
When it’s just a bit bigger than Mexico.