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The 26 Largest Islands In The World Compared

January 8, 2015 36 Comments

relative size of the 24 largest islands in the world

The relative size of the 24 largest islands in the world, map by reddit user evening_raga

The map above shows the relative size of the world’s 26 largest islands. Combined they cover 7.7 million square km (roughly the size of Australia) and have 540 million people living on them (behind only China and India).

If you’re curious to learn a bit more about them, below you can find their names, what country (or countries) they belong to, their areas and the population of each island (data from Wikipedia):

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: area, comparison, islands

California, Sweden and Madagascar Are Surprisingly Similar in Size

January 7, 2015 3 Comments

California vs Madagascar

California vs Madagascar, by Reddit user Mattho via mapfrappe.com

Did you know that California, Sweden and Madagascar are all quite similar in size? Don’t believe me? Well look at the map above comparing California and Madagascar or the one below comparing Sweden and Madagascar. Here are a few comparisons between the 3 based on data from Wikipedia:

In terms of total area:

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Filed Under: Other Tagged With: area, comparison, population


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