2006-10-16 03:31:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I wish, England is massively oversized and full of chavs and emos. If Wales was bigger than England then the UK in a whole would be a better.
2006-10-16 04:26:28 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
And now -- for a real answer:
England is 101,000 sq. km
Wales is 20,800 sq km
The area of England is about 5 times the area of Wales. This means that the average slope of the ground must be arccos(1/5) = 78 degrees for each sq km of Wales to have 5 sq km of surface. Even sheer cliffs are seldom that steep.
Wales highest point is around 1000 m high. If it just had the average slope of the country, the base could only be 400 m across. In reality the base is a few km across, typical of steep mountains.
Simply ironing out the mountains could not make Wales anywhere near the size of England. Some very substantial stretching (to about 3-4 times its size) would also be needed.
2006-10-16 15:11:20 · answer #2 · answered by Pretzels 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A very good question, but you need to clarify your meaning. Wales may end up having a larger area (km2), but you've asked for surface area. On that score, England would still be bigger than a flat Wales, as the surface area is less on a flat surface than it is on a non-flat surface of the same area. This is to increase surface area. A good demonstration would be to have two slips of paper, 1cm X 5cm. Keep one flat while rolling the other one up. Now dip each one into 1cm deep water. I guarantee that the flat one will be wet up to 1cm, while the rolled up one will have substantially more water on it.
2006-10-16 03:44:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but the iron would be bigger than England.
2006-10-17 08:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by The Sleep dog collective 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not even if England wasn't ironed flat. You have a strange mind but I like you!!
2006-10-16 03:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, to be fair, you'd have to iron England out too! It's a wonderful thought! But I'm afraid that England would win this one!
2006-10-16 03:42:47 · answer #6 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. You have been had by Wales Tourist board propaganda. There are mountainous regions of England too.
2006-10-16 03:40:26 · answer #7 · answered by mendipmoon 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably and Switzerland would be bigger than most European countries. Before you get out your rolling pin, think on these things, despair and die!
2006-10-16 03:46:38 · answer #8 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doubt it. Anyway where would you get an iron that big. And what about the poor old sheepshaggers? There would be nowhere to hide with all that flat.
2006-10-16 03:43:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm very impressed by the scientific and academic thought which has been applied to this question (really!)
2006-10-17 02:56:08 · answer #10 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋