Heard and McDonald Islands vs Isle of Man
Isle of Man is 55% larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Isle of Man about 1.6 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsIsle of ManHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Isle of Man · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.64× the area of Isle of Man. Put the other way, Isle of Man is 1.55× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Isle of Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 572 km² |
| Population | — | 84,118 |
| Density | — | 147 / km² |
| Capital | — | Douglas |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Northern Europe |
| 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. Heard and McDonald Islands sits at about 53°S and is stretched to 2.77× its true area; Isle of Man at 54° N is stretched to 2.93×. 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 Isle of Man?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 36% smaller than Isle of Man. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Isle of Man covers 572 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Isle of Man?
- About 1.6 times: Isle of Man has 1.55× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man about 2.93×. 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.