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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)
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[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I'm digging the way the map shows Tasmania as part of the continental plate.

[-] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Is it on purpose or is it because of ocean depth?

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The light blue part is shallow and when it's underwater, they call it "continental shelf".
Tasmania and mainland Australia are connected by the same, shared continental shelf.

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