xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres (imgs.xkcd.com)

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xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

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During the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.

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[-] egrets@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If it were divided by continental tectonic plates, it would be welcome news for Southern Asia and most of the Middle East, but terrible news for New Zealand, Iceland, and the Caribbean.

[-] GhostPain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The real problem is how slowly tectonic news travels.

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