I'm surprised Hawaii isn't a lot bigger. Seems like those two states would team up on maps.
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2024
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I'm torn. Alaska is about 100 times the size of Hawaii, so this seems about right. But also I like the thought of enormous Hawaii besides very big Alaska.
It's about sending a message.
They made Hawaii about the same size as the other 48 combined though. I guess that's something.
That’s awesome. Considering that Alaska is an afterthought on most maps of the U.S., this seems only fair.
Sort of? "It's a tiny section of our population" is a pretty legit reason to pay less attention, though.
I'm fine with treating the lower 48 like this, but the Great Lakes did nothing to deserve their erasure!
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