time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 14 days agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square213linkfedilinkarrow-up1640arrow-down129cross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
arrow-up1611arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionlemmy.worldtime2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square213linkfedilinkcross-posted to: southafrica@piefed.social
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down8·14 days agoTotal land area: 9,093,507 You are counting ocean as part of Canada, a thing not represented on maps. Imagine being this condescending and wrong.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·14 days agoNo oceans were counted. But the total area does includes lakes and rivers. And I already said earlier that the US slightly larger when you just look at land area. It’s no where near 10% though.
minus-squareMBech@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 days agoYour numbers add up to about 1% difference in size, not 10%
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 days ago Imagine being this condescending and wrong You’re the one doing it
Total land area: 9,093,507
You are counting ocean as part of Canada, a thing not represented on maps.
Imagine being this condescending and wrong.
No oceans were counted. But the total area does includes lakes and rivers.
And I already said earlier that the US slightly larger when you just look at land area. It’s no where near 10% though.
Your numbers add up to about 1% difference in size, not 10%
You’re the one doing it