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Expand North! So much room up there. (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31723667

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My Mercator projection map shows Canada is twice as big as the US.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Gotta love the magic of trying to map a 3D sphere into a 2D space. This article I just searched up seems at first glance to do a reasonable job of quickly explaining the reality.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
    Measurement United States Canada Who Wins?
    Coastline 19,924 km (12,380 mi) 202,080 km (125,567 mi) 🇨🇦 Canada by 914%

    How come no one is talking about Canadian beaches?

    Very cool visualization.

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