Heard and McDonald Islands vs Ireland
Ireland is 190 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Ireland about 190 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsIrelandHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Ireland · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.01× the area of Ireland. Put the other way, Ireland is 190× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 69,797 km² |
| Population | — | 5,484,367 |
| Density | — | 79 / km² |
| Capital | — | Dublin |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Heard and McDonald Islands sits at about 53°S and is stretched to 2.77× its true area; Ireland at 53° N is stretched to 2.78×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Heard and McDonald Islands bigger than Ireland?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 190 times smaller than Ireland. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Ireland covers 69,797 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Ireland?
- About 190 times: Ireland has 190× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Ireland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Heard and McDonald Islands is drawn about 2.77× its true area there and Ireland about 2.78×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.