What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 613 points – 1 years ago659Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsI've noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the USAs an European I'm also surprised that the US' vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.What do you mean by vertical expansion?Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to southThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure heightIs that including Russia?Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europeMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.Your link includes part of Russia.Edited my commentEurope includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
I've noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the USAs an European I'm also surprised that the US' vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.What do you mean by vertical expansion?Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to southThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure heightIs that including Russia?Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europeMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.Your link includes part of Russia.Edited my commentEurope includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
As an European I'm also surprised that the US' vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.What do you mean by vertical expansion?Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to southThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
What do you mean by vertical expansion?Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to southThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to southThanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
Is that including Russia?Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europeMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.Your link includes part of Russia.Edited my commentEurope includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.
Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europeMercator projection really doesn’t help that website.Your link includes part of Russia.Edited my comment
I've noticed Americans tend to be surprised that Europe is bigger than the US
As an European I'm also surprised that the US' vertical Expansion is only around twice that of France.
What do you mean by vertical expansion?
Not the one who said it, but it would imply distance north to south
Thanks, I was trying to figure out if it was elevation or structure height
Is that including Russia?
Nope. Edit: Not the whole of Russia, part of it
https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/europe
Mercator projection really doesn’t help that website.
Your link includes part of Russia.
Edited my comment
Europe includes the parts of Russia that are in Europe but not those that are in Asia.