Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1435cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1435external-linkTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square125fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoDamn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·24 hours agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-223 hours agoYeah but on mercator it looks bigger than Africa. Africa is actually really huge Edit: wording.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·24 hours agoIt is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice. Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
minus-squarewer2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoRepublicans hate railroads, so that’s actually a plus for them.
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
To be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
Yeah but on mercator it looks bigger than Africa. Africa is actually really huge
Edit: wording.
It is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice.
Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
Republicans hate railroads, so that’s actually a plus for them.