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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 months agoIt’s almost twice the height in that picture. It’s also larger in square miles.
The total area of the U.S. and its territories is over 3.8 million square miles.
Antarctica’s area of 5.4 million square miles makes it 1.5x the size of the US.
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Typical American, declaring that the US is the default country to compare every other country to!
On a more serious note, putting things side by side is the same as putting them over each other. Difference in height are not the same though, as closer to the equator size shrinks. The best way to compare is take two things and put them side by side on the equator - that’s where there’s least distortion.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The comparison that was in dispute was the size of Antarctica vs the size of the US. I was clarifying how to use the tool. You’re still using it wrong. lol
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
First sentence was a joke - hence “on a more serious note” for the next sentence. And if you think I’m using it wrong then, well, best of luck to you.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why do you think the static grey map is in the background? The entire point of the tool is to overlay one nation upon one of the nations on the static map for accurate size comparison.