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Old 05-05-2013, 08:05 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Mike F View Post
Thought I'd share a little map project I did to try to get some perspective on the region that we're talking about:



For those of us born and raised in Canada, it's easy to lose sight of how much bigger our country is than most.
Google maps uses a sliding scale so unless two places are on the same latitude the scales will be different, even though they're on the same zoom level. Assuming Vancouver = Elat/Aqaba, Kuwait should be around Regina. Also Iraq is approx. 2/3 the size of Alberta.
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