The True Size of Greenland
We tend to get the impression from maps like the one you just saw that Greenland is enormous – we’re talking the size of the entire continent of South America enormous. Greenland, on the other hand, is actually smaller than Brazil in terms of land area. In comparison, the entire island of Greenland has a population of just over 56,000 people, whereas So Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, has more than 12 million. Allow that to sink in.
The True Size Of Greenland
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