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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Tbf it is enormous but the Mercator projection also exaggerates its size.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 38 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

90% of it’s a frozen wasteland, and the other 10% is a normal wasteland.

[–] Klear@quokk.au 6 points 3 weeks ago

None of it is normal.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Climate change will change that.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

11% of the total land mass is still 11% of the total land mass

[–] CurbCuts@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah but 11% dosen't mean much without comparison.

Russia: 11%

China: 6.26%

United States: 6.14%

Canada: 6:11%

Brazil: 5.61%

Australia: 5.16%

India: 2.00%

Argentina: 1.84%

Kazakhstan: 1.81%

Algeria: 1.60%

Edit: https://statisticstimes.com/geography/countries-by-area.php

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's exactly the point