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Australia is larger, but Greenland appears large on flat maps because of the distortion that occurs the closer you get to the poles. Seeing the two on a globe helps to more accurately see their real size.

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Australia is bigger than Greenland.

Australia is a continent with a mainland area of 7 659 861 sq km.

Greenland is not classed as a continent, but as an island, with an area of 2,166,086 sq km.

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I know maps and globes can get you really confused on which one is really bigger

but I'm telling you Australia is much much bigger than Greenland.Australia is the biggest island in the world.

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No, at 2,166,086 square kilometers, Greenland is significantly smaller than Australia (7,617,930 square kilometers).

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No, Australia is much larger than Greenland, but in map, Greenland appears larger.

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No, Australia is 2.97 million sq miles (7.692 million km²)

Greenland is 836,300 sq miles (2.166 million km²)

Australia is bigger

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