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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the US

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As an European I'm also surprised that the US' vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean by vertical expansion?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to south

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Mercator projection really doesn’t help that website.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your link includes part of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Edited my comment

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Europe includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.