HLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe hypocrisy of it alllemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1894arrow-down196
arrow-up1798arrow-down1imageThe hypocrisy of it alllemmy.worldHLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoThe British empire at its height covered 35.5 million sq km (13.7 million sq mi). Which is 24% of the Earth’s total land. To compare the moon is 37.9 million sq km (14.6 million sq mi). Making the moon just ~7% larger than the British empire.
minus-square*Tagger*@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI reckon if we really go for it we could make up that 7%.
minus-squareGuest_User@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAdd in the shipping lanes they controlled
The British empire at its height covered 35.5 million sq km (13.7 million sq mi). Which is 24% of the Earth’s total land. To compare the moon is 37.9 million sq km (14.6 million sq mi). Making the moon just ~7% larger than the British empire.
I reckon if we really go for it we could make up that 7%.
Add in the shipping lanes they controlled