• ericbomb@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      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.

      • ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website
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        1 year ago

        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@lemmy.world
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          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.