But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big as the entire continent of Africa. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Because most ice sheet models assume meltwater travels only downward or laterally to the ocean, they overlook the possibility ...

Interest in Greenland’s minerals is soaring, driven in part by Trump, who has said the U.S. must “get” the island. But the ...

However, Greenland is actually much smaller than it appears on maps because of the Mercator projection, which makes it look a similar size to Africa.

Centuries of flawed maps have led to a misconception about Greenland 's size, which is nowhere near as big as it looks on the familiar flat world map. It's certainly not a small island: It's about ...

But on most maps, Greenland looks almost as big as the entire continent of Africa. In fact, it's 14 times smaller than Africa, something that is apparent when you look at its actual size to scale ...