New Caledonia vs Pitcairn Islands
New Caledonia is 395 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 395 times.
New CaledoniaPitcairn IslandsNew Caledonia moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 395× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| New Caledonia | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 50 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Adamstown |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| 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. New Caledonia sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× its true area; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 New Caledonia bigger than Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 395 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 395 times: New Caledonia has 395× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do New Caledonia and Pitcairn Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Caledonia is drawn about 1.15× its true area there and Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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, New Caledonia or Pitcairn Islands?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 50. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².