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[–] ericbomb 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ericbomb 1 points 1 year ago

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.