In this post ( reprinted on io9 ), Adam Whitehead discusses the size of Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms in George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series. One map shows just how big Westeros is: “about 3,000 miles (or 1,000 leagues) from the Wall to the south coast of Dorne.” Another map (at right) overlays Westeros over a map of Europe for comparison. Again: big. Like the series.

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