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AZJonnie

(2,969 posts) Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:58 PM Monday

Fun fact. The land area of Greenland NOT under an ice sheet is about the size of Arizona + Colorado

The whole island in fact is only 22% the size of the 50 US states.

How much you want to bet IQ47 has no idea it's that small?

Of course, he probably imagines that the mushroom he can't see (because his gut is in the way) is yuuuuge as well

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Fun fact. The land area of Greenland NOT under an ice sheet is about the size of Arizona + Colorado (Original Post) AZJonnie Monday OP

Disinformation, isn't it? taxi Monday #1

As big as Africa on the Mercator map BeyondGeography Monday #2

He probably looks at a Mercator map of Greenland which makes the island look WAY larger generalbetrayus Monday #3

taxi

(2,680 posts)

1. Disinformation, isn't it?

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:03 PM

Monday

BeyondGeography

(40,876 posts)

2. As big as Africa on the Mercator map

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:06 PM

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1/14 the size actually. Like other things that are 1/14 as big as he would like them to be.

generalbetrayus

(1,540 posts)

3. He probably looks at a Mercator map of Greenland which makes the island look WAY larger

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Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:08 PM

Monday

than it really is. But even land area the size of Arizona and Colorado could house those rare minerals he so longs for.

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