Maps don’t show Greenland’s true size. Here’s how big it actually is.

President Donald Trump is hoping to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory covering more than 836,000 square miles —three times the size of Texas, with about 80% covered by a massive ice cap.

Flawed maps have often made the island appear smaller or larger than it is. On some maps, it looks similar in size to Africa.

So, how big is Greenland? Here’s everything to know.

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One of the biggest places in the world, Greenland is approximately 20 times the size of Denmark and 14 times smaller than Africa, according to VisitGreenland.com.