Just how big is Texas? Map compares to other countries, states

Ever wondered what the Texas would look like if you stuck it on top of another state or country? There's MAPfrappe for that. The online tool designed by Kelvin Thompson allows users to draw outlines on a Google map and drag the outline over anything on Earth. less Ever wondered what the Texas would look like if you stuck it on top of another state or country? There's MAPfrappe for that. The online tool designed by Kelvin Thompson allows users to draw outlines on a Google ... more Photo: MAPfrappe/Google Maps Photo: MAPfrappe/Google Maps Image 1 of / 44 Caption Close Just how big is Texas? Map compares to other countries, states 1 / 44 Back to Gallery

Ever wondered what Texas would look like if you stuck it on top of another state or country? There's MAPfrappe for that.

The online tool designed by Kelvin Thompson allows users to draw outlines on a Google map and drag the outline over anything on Earth.

Using the tool to create a rough outline of Texas yields strange results: for example, there's no way to entirely fit such an unnaturally shaped state as California within the flowing, wild borders of the Lone Star State.

But, you can stick much of Florida's peculiar form inside the state outline if you're kind enough to let bits of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama in for whatever reason.

A good portion of North and South Korea fit inside Texas, but the state is dwarfed when you put it inside China.

Speaking of dwarves, the northern and southern islands of New Zealand — home to Middle Earth, the imaginary realm portrayed in the "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" films — fit inside of Texas' borders individually, but there's no fitting the entire nation inside.

Of course, a number of factors — including mapping techniques, elevation, different latitudes and surface area — distort the shape of Texas as it moves around the globe. Distances and surface areas are magnified at higher latitudes, according to MAPfrappe, thus Texas cannot be directly compared to other areas on the globe.

Scroll through to see how Texas looks around the world.

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