[smcgaw]

There's probably more than a few of us on HN from smaller countries who would also find the size of the US mind-boggling.

[kaybe]

Especially us from higher latitudes whose worldview is influenced by the Mercator projection.

[arethuza]

A useful link that helps with that problem:

https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTYxNDU5OTQ.MzgwMzc5Mg*...

[hombre_fatal]

Great site.

Never realized Greenland fits inside the USA. Dragging a country to/from the poles really establishes how ridiculous the projection is.

[arethuza]

I don't think it's fair to say it is ridiculous - it has pros and cons - with the distortion of areas towards the poles definitely being one of the latter

https://connectusfund.org/13-major-pros-and-cons-of-mercator...

[thaumasiotes]

> Dragging a country to/from the poles really establishes how ridiculous the projection is.

I mean, the pole is an infinitesimal point that _any_ rectangular projection must expand to the size of the equator.