Comment on Is land inclination included in area calculation?

nyankas@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

There‘s a great video on that topic by Matt Parker (Standupmaths) which ai‘d wholeheartedly recommend.

TLDW: No, terrain elevation isn‘t generally taken into account when calculating a country‘s surface area, though the actual method differs slightly from country to country. Switzerland would be around 7% bigger, if its mountains were to be taken into account.

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