Name: Anonymous 2009-03-24 9:58
...uses FLAT earth map to spin Greek science worship!
How could Alaska being the BIGGEST state and occupying more longitude/latitude area on a ROUND earth have a shorter width-span then Argentina?
Alaska (Biggest state of the US)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
area - Total (1,717,854 km2) 663,268 sq mi
- Width (1,300 km) 808 miles
- Length (2,380 km) 1,479 miles
Argentina
area - Total (2,780,403 km2) 1,078,757 sq mi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina
- Width (1,384 km) 860 miles
- Length (3,330 km) 2,070 miles
Round earth map.
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/maps/2000s/2001world-cia2bg.jpg
Longitude map.
https://gvc07-18.wikispaces.com/file/view/Longitude_Map.jpg
On a flat earth map the longitude/latitude widens for Argentina, explaining perfectly "why!"
http://www.the-funneled-web.com/images/flatmap.jpg
How could Alaska being the BIGGEST state and occupying more longitude/latitude area on a ROUND earth have a shorter width-span then Argentina?
Alaska (Biggest state of the US)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska
area - Total (1,717,854 km2) 663,268 sq mi
- Width (1,300 km) 808 miles
- Length (2,380 km) 1,479 miles
Argentina
area - Total (2,780,403 km2) 1,078,757 sq mi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina
- Width (1,384 km) 860 miles
- Length (3,330 km) 2,070 miles
Round earth map.
http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/maps/2000s/2001world-cia2bg.jpg
Longitude map.
https://gvc07-18.wikispaces.com/file/view/Longitude_Map.jpg
On a flat earth map the longitude/latitude widens for Argentina, explaining perfectly "why!"
http://www.the-funneled-web.com/images/flatmap.jpg