THEODORE NIKODEM (1:123/140) wrote to BJ”RN FORSSTR”M at 16:47 on 08 Mar 2004:

 TN> Even here in the State of Michigan, USA, it is about 1000km from
 TN> one end to the other. And Michigan is far from the largest state in
 TN> the USA. Most western Canadian provinces (and territories), and the
 TN> US State of Alaska are all larger than Michigan.

I think both Ontario and Quebec are bigger than Michigan as well.   

 TN> When in Europe, I always had to maintain awareness about the scale
 TN> of distances. It is easy to think of the scale on US or Canadian
 TN> maps as similar to the maps of Europe.  Unfortunately, I
 TN> consistently made initial judgments about European distances that
 TN> were wrong. 

I like European distances.  I remember that when I went to Maastricht from
Leiden in 1992, it took me less than three hours on the train.  Yet my
Dutch friends were amazed that I'd take such a long trip.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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