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Compare the size of your destination to where you're from

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Get a feel for how big a country is by comparing it to somewhere you know well.
16 years ago, December 7th 2007 No: 1 Msg: #23831  
I was looking for an online tool that would do this and didn't find one, so I made one myself 😊

For example I didn't know Peru is 5 times bigger than the UK. Or the Sahara desert is 3 times the size of Japan - I've never been to Japan so that doesn't mean anything to me, but if I compare it to Scotland then I've got a much better idea!

Hope this is of interest.

cheers,

Mike

p.s. I also hope this doesn't count as spam. I suppose I am advertising the site, but I just want to share the idea, get people's thoughts on it, and find out if anyone likes it. It's just a different way of looking at the world which I hope will be useful for travelers. Reply to this

16 years ago, January 4th 2008 No: 2 Msg: #25014  
Hi Mike!

I think it's great!! just wasted a good 20 minuteson it!, puts it in perspective eh?! Reply to this

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