Grenada vs Heard and McDonald Islands
Heard and McDonald Islands is 5% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaHeard and McDonald IslandsGrenada moved onto Heard and McDonald Islands · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.95× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands. Put the other way, Heard and McDonald Islands is 1.05× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Heard and McDonald Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 368 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | — |
| Density | 336 / km² | — |
| Capital | Saint George's | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Seven seas (open ocean) |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Heard and McDonald Islands at 53° S is stretched to 2.77×. That difference is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Grenada. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Grenada bigger than Heard and McDonald Islands?
- No. Grenada is 5% smaller than Heard and McDonald Islands. Grenada covers 349 km² and Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Heard and McDonald Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Heard and McDonald Islands has 1.05× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Heard and McDonald Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Heard and McDonald Islands about 2.77×. That is why Heard and McDonald Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Grenada. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.