Isle of Man vs South Georgia
South Georgia is 7.11 times larger than Isle of Man. Isle of Man would fit into South Georgia about 7.1 times.
Isle of ManSouth GeorgiaIsle of Man moved onto South Georgia · Equal-area projection
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Isle of Man is 0.14× the area of South Georgia. Put the other way, South Georgia is 7.11× the size of Isle of Man.
| Isle of Man | South Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 572 km² | 4,066 km² |
| Population | 84,118 | 35 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 0.01 / km² |
| Capital | Douglas | King Edward Point |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Isle of Man sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.93× 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 Isle of Man bigger than South Georgia?
- No. Isle of Man is 7.11 times smaller than South Georgia. Isle of Man covers 572 km² and South Georgia covers 4,066 km².
- How many times does Isle of Man fit into South Georgia?
- About 7.1 times: South Georgia has 7.11× the area of Isle of Man.
- Why do Isle of Man and South Georgia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Isle of Man is drawn about 2.93× 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.
- Which has more people, Isle of Man or South Georgia?
- Isle of Man: 84,118 people against 35. Density: Isle of Man 147 per km², South Georgia 0.01 per km².