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> The reef itself was only 7.2 square kilometers; it has been expanded to add another 100,000 square meters. This sounds as though the author doesn't know that
by post-it 4y ago
> The reef itself was only 7.2 square kilometers; it has been expanded to add another 100,000 square meters.
This sounds as though the author doesn't know that 100,000 square metres = 0.1 square kilometres.
- arcticbull 4y agoAgreed, as peer pointed out that's bad journalism. It's also old (a 2016 write-up). I imagine it's evolved a lot since.