New Caledonia vs Turks and Caicos Islands
New Caledonia is 44.5 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Turks and Caicos Islands would fit into New Caledonia about 45 times.
New CaledoniaTurks and Caicos IslandsNew Caledonia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 44.5× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| New Caledonia | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 46,855 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Grand Turk |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 44.5 times larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into New Caledonia?
- About 45 times: New Caledonia has 44.5× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do New Caledonia and Turks and Caicos 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 Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 46,855. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².