AUSTRALIA. It's not small.

[PTRSAK]

Just a couple of pic's that may interest some of you.

The outline of Australia (including Tasmania, aren't I good?) overlayed on Europe and the continental USA.

[zoidberg]

Interesting. 

[bounding star]

Has anyone seen the movie Lucky Miles? 

[kosmo]

Lots of beach front properties!  It amazes me to consider the population density of AU.

[Grathr]

I hate to be the fly in the ointment here, but has the projection been compensated for?
From the map projection you have used, Norway is very large compared to the rest og europe, wich means that australia also is unnaturaly large as its so far south, if the same projection is used.

Edit:
Looking at the numbers the projection is probably wrong:
USA is 9,8 million km2
Europe is 10 million km2
Australia is: 7,6 million km2

Australia is still smurfing huge, just not that huge


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[Syncop8r]

Good point.
Does your figure for USA include Alaska? (or Hawaii?)

[kosmo]

I occasionally like to consult "Map Fight" https://mapfight.appspot.com/

[Grathr]

Good point.
Does your figure for USA include Alaska? (or Hawaii?)

I think it includes alaska


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[Whoey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

The following two primary sources (non-mirrored) represent the range (min./max.) of total area for China and the United States. Both sources exclude Taiwan from the area of China.
The Encyclopædia Britannica lists China as world's third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with a total area of 9,572,900 sq km,[4] and the U.S. as fourth-largest at 9,526,468 sq km. The figure for the U.S. is less than in the CIA Factbook because it excludes Coastal and Territorial waters.[5]
The CIA World Factbook lists the United States as the third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with total area of 9,826,675 sq km,[6] and China as fourth-largest at 9,596,961 sq km.[7] This figure for the U.S. is greater than in the Encyclopædia Britannica because it includes Coastal and Territorial waters.

Canada has 9 984 000 sq km

[kosmo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area

The following two primary sources (non-mirrored) represent the range (min./max.) of total area for China and the United States. Both sources exclude Taiwan from the area of China.
The Encyclopædia Britannica lists China as world's third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with a total area of 9,572,900 sq km,[4] and the U.S. as fourth-largest at 9,526,468 sq km. The figure for the U.S. is less than in the CIA Factbook because it excludes Coastal and Territorial waters.[5]
The CIA World Factbook lists the United States as the third-largest country (after Russia and Canada) with total area of 9,826,675 sq km,[6] and China as fourth-largest at 9,596,961 sq km.[7] This figure for the U.S. is greater than in the Encyclopædia Britannica because it includes Coastal and Territorial waters.

Canada has 9 984 000 sq km

That must be including Quebec. 

[Syncop8r]

There's probably one out there somewhere for Australia:

NZ and Italy separated at birth?

[bounding star]

I hate to be the fly in the ointment here, but has the projection been compensated for?
From the map projection you have used, Norway is very large compared to the rest og europe, wich means that australia also is unnaturaly large as its so far south, if the same projection is used.

Edit:
Looking at the numbers the projection is probably wrong:
USA is 9,8 million km2
Europe is 10 million km2
Australia is: 7,6 million km2

Australia is still smurfing huge, just not that huge


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Ive done a bit of checking around and these pics seem to be correct including projection compensation. On a sphere the projection should be 1:1 for everything

[mr626]

Australia- a bloody big place!

I guess one thing to remember is that compared to CONUS a large percentage of our landmass is desert. Hence why the bulk of the population is situated where it is.

[PTRSAK]

I hate to be the fly in the ointment here, but has the projection been compensated for?
From the map projection you have used, Norway is very large compared to the rest og europe, wich means that australia also is unnaturaly large as its so far south, if the same projection is used.

Edit:
Looking at the numbers the projection is probably wrong:
USA is 9,8 million km2
Europe is 10 million km2
Australia is: 7,6 million km2

Australia is still smurfing huge, just not that huge


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these were both from snapshots taken from google earth.  didn't change the scale, just spun the globe.
Took a third snap of Australia and did an outline trace.

If Google Earth presents an accurate representation of a globe then these are all to scale.

[PTRSAK]

here's the google earth view of Australia.
Basically, you can live in about HALF of the green bit.

In the rest of it (unless you are tough as a boot) if the land don't kill you, the critters will.

[ColoSwiss]

here's the google earth view of Australia.
Basically, you can live in about HALF of the green bit.

In the brown bit, unless you are tough as a boot, if the land don't kill you, the critters will.

If the crocodiles or snakes don't get you, the mice will…

[Syncop8r]

I guess one thing to remember is that compared to CONUS a large percentage of our landmass is desert.

If you look at the pic I put up, Straya would probably be over Egypt so no wonder.

[Huntsman]

Lots of beach front properties!  It amazes me to consider the population density of AU.

Surprisingly - given the  population density - Australia has the most urbanised population on the planet (I read somewhere once!)
Something like 70% of the population live in 8 cities / urban conurbations
And something like 90% (probably more) live within 100k of the sea.

As you can see from PTR's photo !!

[Syncop8r]

Safety in numbers.

[PTRSAK]

...And something like 90% (probably more) live within 100k of the sea.

Another statistic. 20% of New Zealanders live within 100km of the coast... of Australia   

[Syncop8r]

Haha...

Straya must be overcrowded though - I mean look at all those boat people they turn away and send to Nauru.

[PTRSAK]

Haha...

Straya must be overcrowded though - I mean look at all those boat people they turn away and send to Nauru.

I'd post a video of some of the ones who were turned away and you'd see why, but I won't violate MTO rules regarding political topics.

But if you Google "immigrants turned back" and look at the first video result, that's your free choice.

[firiki]

here's the google earth view of Australia.
Basically, you can live in about HALF of the green bit.

In the rest of it (unless you are tough as a boot) if the land don't kill you, the critters will.

http://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/culture/topic/language-map

According to this map, Aboriginal Australians are everywhere?

[bounding star]

As PTRSAK said, tough as boots

[mr626]

I still think we could get rich be taking the rest of the world's nuclear waste and dumping it in the middle.

What could possibly go wrong! 

[bounding star]

OOhh, that last post of mine was number 100 yay! next stop 1000

[ColoSwiss]

I guess one thing to remember is that compared to CONUS a large percentage of our landmass is desert.

If you look at the pic I put up, Straya would probably be over Egypt so no wonder.

Most of the world's deserts lie in two bands centered around 30* north and south of the equator. Caused in part by Hadley cell circulation in the atmosphere. Basically warm moisture-laden air rises from the tropics, cools and drops its moisture content, and then the descending dry high-pressure air helps form deserts. Cold west coast ocean currents also add to the effect. In the southern hemisphere the Atacama, Kalahari and Australian deserts are the result.