Heard and McDonald Islands vs South Georgia
South Georgia is 11 times larger than Heard and McDonald Islands. Heard and McDonald Islands would fit into South Georgia about 11 times.
Heard and McDonald IslandsSouth GeorgiaHeard and McDonald Islands moved onto South Georgia · Equal-area projection
0.09×
Heard and McDonald Islands is 0.09× the area of South Georgia. Put the other way, South Georgia is 11× the size of Heard and McDonald Islands.
| Heard and McDonald Islands | South Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 368 km² | 4,066 km² |
| Population | — | 35 |
| Density | — | 0.01 / km² |
| Capital | — | King Edward Point |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | 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. Heard and McDonald Islands sits at about 53°S and is stretched to 2.77× its true area; South Georgia at 54° S is stretched to 2.96×. 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 South Georgia?
- No. Heard and McDonald Islands is 11 times smaller than South Georgia. Heard and McDonald Islands covers 368 km² and South Georgia covers 4,066 km².
- How many times does Heard and McDonald Islands fit into South Georgia?
- About 11 times: South Georgia has 11× the area of Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Why do Heard and McDonald Islands and South Georgia 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 South Georgia about 2.96×. 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.