Heard and McDonald Islands vs Poland
Poland is 850 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into Poland about 850 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsPolandHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto Poland · Equal-area projection
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Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.0× the area of Poland. Put the other way, Poland is 850× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Poland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 312,683 km² |
| Population | — | 36,435,861 |
| Density | — | 117 / km² |
| Capital | — | Warsaw |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Poland at 52° N is stretched to 2.65×. 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 Poland?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 850 times smaller than Poland. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and Poland covers 312,683 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into Poland?
- About 850 times: Poland has 850× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and Poland 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 Poland about 2.65×. 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.