ModerateImprovementtoNews@lemmy.world·3 months agoOregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island.(www.voanews.com)external-linkarrow-up1151arrow-down14message-square28fedilink
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkOregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island.(www.voanews.com)ModerateImprovementtoNews@lemmy.world·3 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareWilzaxarrow-up4arrow-down0·3 months agolinkfedilinkIt’s closer to 2-3 times larger, depending how you count Rhode Island is 1545 sq mi, 1034 of which are land. Los Angeles (the city, not the county) is 501.55 sq mi, 469.49 of which are land. So by total area, Rhode Island is 3.08 times the size of Los Angeles. Counting only land, Rhode Island is only 2.20 times the size of Los Angeles.
It’s 4 times larger than LA.
It’s closer to 2-3 times larger, depending how you count
Rhode Island is 1545 sq mi, 1034 of which are land.
Los Angeles (the city, not the county) is 501.55 sq mi, 469.49 of which are land.
So by total area, Rhode Island is 3.08 times the size of Los Angeles.
Counting only land, Rhode Island is only 2.20 times the size of Los Angeles.
Thanks. That’s what I thought.