The Picard ManeuverFeb 22
And then just going about your day
Show threadHadriscus
is this an accurate representation of the US landmass ? I was under the impression they were much biger than that…, but they’re roughly the size of Europe ?
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Show threadGreenBeanMachineFeb 22
The whole continent of Europe is bigger than the USA. The EU (union) is smaller than the USA.
Show threadmrmuleFeb 22
Yes it is [thetruesize.com](thetruesize.com/#%3Fborders=1~!MTYxODg1MzU.NjMxOD…
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Show threadcally [he/they]Feb 22

It looks just slightly bigger than in the OP’s screenshot

Show threadwavebeamFeb 23
The entirety of Oregon and most of California and Washington are ocean in this image
Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞Feb 23
And none of the US covers Norway, Sweden, or Finland, or some parts of European Russia. And parts of Texas are in water. It’s… not a perfect shape match, yeah.
Show threadAtomicFeb 23
The two “maps” are wildly out of proportions anyway. Looks like Sweden is the size of the entire US West Coast. When in reality it’s about the size of California
Show threadCaptain AggravatedFeb 23
Given how the US border is distorted (Maine is north of the 49th parallel) I’m guessing this is one of those maps that distorts things as you move them around to keep the area constant. Like look how big Greenland looks up in the corner.
Show threadAtomicFeb 23
Greenland is not in the image
Show threadCaptain AggravatedFeb 23
Then what is the unlabeled landmass at the very top left, northeast of Iceland?
Show threadAtomicFeb 23

The landmass in the very top left on the image in this post. Is Iceland.

Greenland is not northeast of Iceland either. It’s northwest.

Show threadCaptain AggravatedFeb 23

I meant this one, from earlier in this thread.

Show threadAtomicFeb 23
Right. Sorry, my bad.
Show threadmrmuleFeb 23

One of the most common criticisms of the Mercator map is that it exaggerates the size of countries nearer the poles, while downplaying the size of those near the equator

For example, let’s move Russia towards the equator

Show threadAtomicFeb 23
Mercator does compensate for that by introducing reference rectangles. But of course, that doesn’t help when people making posts using those maps, are unaware of how to read them. And also just remove said reference rectangles
Show threadmrmuleFeb 23

If you move it the coast of Ireland (like the original) I’d say it’s pretty much the same

Show threadCaptain AggravatedFeb 22
Alaska and Hawaii aren’t pictured.
Show thread🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞Feb 23
Because they’d be in Morocco!^[As any good US elementary school map of the US would show!]
Show threadazuthFeb 22
The USA is slightly smaller than Europe (not the EU) if you include Alaska and Hawaii