{"id":197085,"date":"2026-01-16T10:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maps-dont-show-greenlands-true-size-heres-how-big-it-actually-is-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:10:46","slug":"maps-dont-show-greenlands-true-size-heres-how-big-it-actually-is-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/maps-dont-show-greenlands-true-size-heres-how-big-it-actually-is-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Maps don\u2019t show Greenland\u2019s true size. Here\u2019s how big it actually is. &#8211; USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President <a href=\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Donald Trump<\/a> is hoping to take control of <a href=\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/03\/05\/how-big-is-greenland\/81597696007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Greenland,<\/a> a Danish territory covering more than\u00a0<a href=https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/countries\/greenland\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>836,000 square miles<\/a> \u2014three times the size of Texas, with about 80% covered by a massive ice cap.<br \/><a href=\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/03\/05\/how-big-is-greenland\/81597696007\/ data-t-l=:b|e|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Flawed maps<\/a> have often made the island appear smaller or larger than it is. On some maps, it looks similar in size to Africa.<br \/>So, how big is Greenland? Here\u2019s everything to know.<br \/>One of the biggest places in the world, Greenland is approximately 20 times the size of Denmark and 14 times smaller than Africa, according to <a href=https:\/\/visitgreenland.com\/articles\/10-facts-about-greenland-that-you-might-not-know\/ data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>VisitGreenland.com<\/a>.<br \/><strong>Comparison:<\/strong> The world&#8217;s largest island that&#8217;s not a continent, Greenland is larger than France, Germany, Spain, and the UK combined. It&#8217;s also larger than the state of Alaska but smaller than the contiguous United States.<br \/>The island has a <a href=https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/countries\/greenland\/ target=_blank rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>population of roughly 56,480<\/a> and is among the least densely populated in the world. Roughly 88% of the people who live on the island are Inuit or mixed Danish and Inuit. The remaining 12% of inhabitants are of European descent, primarily Danish.<br \/>People who live on the island speak both Greenlandic and Danish.<br \/>About one-quarter of the population lives in the capital city of Nuuk, which is the biggest settlement on the island and has museums, cafes and fashion boutiques, according to the <a href=http:\/\/VisitGreenland.com data-t-l=:b|z|k|\u2691u class=gnt_ar_b_a>tourism website<\/a>.<br \/>Despite the country\u2019s size, there are no roads or railway system that connects towns to each other. Each town has its own roads but they stop at the end of the towns. Boats are the most popular mode of transportation. Travel between towns is often done by plane, boat, helicopter, snowmobile or dogsled, the tourism website states.<br \/><em>Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY. Reach her at mdelrey@usatoday.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijAFBVV95cUxQNGlQZWNGeThEb0xSMlk4U1p3RFAyR1NQdGpuLUxnWTBxSTAwVk9sX19KaWI0MkZ5clktZEIzRF9Yb3diUm5Jbk1Qb1NlV2F0N20yRWVIS3NkRUZXclpYVHBjSDZQX3ZSNkczdmR2TlJNY21xaW40b0lHWXlWRWhIdFdvLXVWaEx0LVlpTw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump is hoping to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory covering more than\u00a0836,000 square miles \u2014three times the size of Texas, with about 80% covered by a massive ice cap.Flawed maps have often made the island appear smaller or larger than it is. 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