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Which is larger? Yours, or mine? Australia or the United States of America, that is. With the bushfires in Australia out of control incinerating large swathes of the country a map was produced to visually depict how widespread the fires are. For emphasis the map was overlaid on top of America to give people an idea of the scope of the problem Australia is dealing with. Americans responded with disbelief that Australia was just as large as the USA. People were also in shock over how large an area, measured by size of US states, are currently burning. Responses on social media show how shocked and dumbfounded people were learning this.
- Area of Australia = 7.692 million km2
- Area of USA, excluding Alaska = 7.653 million km2
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Australian Bushfire Map Superimosed Over America Sows Disbelief
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 08 2020, @07:33AM (6 children)
Population is much smaller and population density much more constrained. Just simple division tells us there is one aussie per 100 footy fields, whereas people in the ‘states only get 5 football fields of space. Not accounting livable land mass.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday January 08 2020, @08:40AM (4 children)
Except you can't live in most of Australia [outback-australia-travel-secrets.com]
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 08 2020, @11:45AM
But you can play footy over most of it. I mean, except the great dividing range, is pretty flat.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday January 08 2020, @01:35PM (2 children)
I think you can, but only the aborigines figured out how.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Wednesday January 08 2020, @08:08PM (1 child)
Lower population densities, minimal fixed-site camps, lots of walking to the next source of food and water..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday January 10 2020, @01:17AM
Maybe, but lots of kangaroo cuddling too
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 08 2020, @01:58PM
Sure, but your comparing football fields to football fields and those aren't the same thing!