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[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 7 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes it is https://thetruesize.com/

[–] callyral@pawb.social 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

Screenshot of a map of the continental United States on top of a map of Europe, accounting for the map projection. The US stretches from just west of Ireland all the way to TΓΌrkiye and interior parts of Russia.

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

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Greenland is not in the image

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Then what is the unlabeled landmass at the very top left, northeast of Iceland?

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I meant this one, from earlier in this thread.

[–] wavebeam@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The entirety of Oregon and most of California and Washington are ocean in this image