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Puts the size of Australia into perspective
08 April 2015, 13:49
BakesPuts the size of Australia into perspective
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09 April 2015, 17:57
sambarman338Very interesting. By the dimensions I suspect it is done from Mercator's projection, too, which tends to make northern Europe bigger than it really is. Cutting out the sea and Turkey, I reckon Sweden, Finland and Italy and a fair bit of Russian Europe could be tucked in.
10 April 2015, 10:59
eagle27I don't know why they knocked off exporting convicts to Oz, your map shows there is still plenty of room for more
10 April 2015, 11:07
Bren7X64...especially those from countries where they only drink whisk(e)y, because there's fuckall water here (in the interior anyway).
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10 April 2015, 14:56
Rule 303quote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
I don't know why they knocked off exporting convicts to Oz, your map shows there is still plenty of room for more
Yep plenty of room in the 8th and 9th states.
10 April 2015, 14:58
Rule 303quote:
Originally posted by sambarman338:
Very interesting. By the dimensions I suspect it is done from Mercator's projection, too, which tends to make northern Europe bigger than it really is. Cutting out the sea and Turkey, I reckon Sweden, Finland and Italy and a fair bit of Russian Europe could be tucked in.
Sambarman I have looked at such a map and even with the seas in it there is a fair hunk of European Russia and a bit of the top of the africa in it.
Shows just how small Europe is.
JK
11 April 2015, 05:04
Grizzly AdamsSmall potatoes, let's see the comparison to Canada.
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13 April 2015, 07:57
FjoldThe top 10 in land mass
Country........Area M Km2
Russia.........17075200
Canada........9976140
USA............9629091
China..........9596960
Brazil..........8511965
Australia......7686850
India...........3287590
Argentina.....2766890
Kazakhstan...2717300
Sudan..........2505810
But in the top 4 biggest countries, 1/4 to 1/2 is covered by ice.
http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/...atistics_by_area.htm
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14 April 2015, 07:37
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
I don't know why they knocked off exporting convicts to Oz, your map shows there is still plenty of room for more
If they still did that they won't be anyone left in Europe!
What will the politicians, lawyers and bankers, Australia would be swamped!
21 April 2015, 16:31
Rule 303quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
I don't know why they knocked off exporting convicts to Oz, your map shows there is still plenty of room for more
If they still did that they won't be anyone left in Europe!
What will the politicians, lawyers and bankers, Australia would be swamped!
And the used car sales people would sink us
23 April 2015, 00:07
medvedquote:
Originally posted by Fjold:
The top 10 in land mass
Country........Area M Km2
Russia.........17075200
Canada........9976140
USA............9629091
China..........9596960
Brazil..........8511965
Australia......7686850
India...........3287590
Argentina.....2766890
Kazakhstan...2717300
Sudan..........2505810
But in the top 4 biggest countries, 1/4 to 1/2 is covered by ice.
http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/...atistics_by_area.htm
Frank with global warming we may shrink or expand depending on the land below the ice lol ...
23 April 2015, 17:19
sambarman338It's interesting that Brazil is larger than Australia - and much better watered. That the ordinary people of Brazil have not prospered to a greater extent, suggests Australia should beware of adopting a trickle-down economic system where the rich get richer and the poor get the steam off their ...