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 ...

On these maps, the island looks almost the same size as the continent of Africa, and that’s because of issues with trying to depict a round planet as a map on flat pieces of paper.

On most maps, Greenland looks almost as big as the entire continent of Africa. It's not.

A hidden continent existed under Greenland's ice. Scientists found this lost continental fragment. It is called the Davis Strait proto-microcontinent.

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

The widely reproduced map, created in 1569, suggests Greenland is roughly the same size as Africa when that continent is nearly 14 times larger.

Across Europe and around the world, melting glaciers are reshaping landscapes and climate systems. Researchers Elzė ...

This 18th century map of Greenland with North America tucked into the left corner suggests that the cartographer did not believe Greenland was a part of North America. There is still some controversy ...

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 ...