W hen you look at a map, Greenland looks pretty astonishingly big, taking up almost as much map space as the whole continent of Africa. But in truth, it's not that big; its unusual size comes down to its position on the Earth, and how we represent a 3D world on a 2D map.

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.

The US president has made repeat takeover threats - drawing condemnation from the island's leaders and Denmark.

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On many world maps, Greenland and Africa can look almost the same size. But the reality is very different. Africa covers an enormous area of around 30.3 million square kilometres , making it the second-largest continent on Earth after Asia.

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A bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation is seeking to reassure Denmark and Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs if nations don’t support a U.S. takeover of Greenland

Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump