time2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectionimagemessage-square213linkfedilinkarrow-up1644arrow-down129
arrow-up1615arrow-down1imageThe world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projectiontime2lose@lemmy.worldBanned to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square213linkfedilink
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down8·2 months 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-up7·2 months 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-up2·2 months agoYour numbers add up to about 1% difference in size, not 10%
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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