While Australia is significantly larger than Greenland, Greenland often appears larger on maps because of the distortion caused by proximity to the North Pole. A similar effect can be observed with Alaska. read more
Although Greenland might appear larger than Australia on most maps, Australia is actually more than 3 times larger than Greenland. An aerial view of Australia near the Great Barrier Reef . There have been debates as far as Greenland and Australia are concerned regarding size. read more