Lad@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of the continent "Zealandia", a large, mostly submerged continent in the Pacific Ocean which New Zealand is a part of.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1378
arrow-up1378external-linkTIL of the continent "Zealandia", a large, mostly submerged continent in the Pacific Ocean which New Zealand is a part of.en.wikipedia.orgLad@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareyoungalfred@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoOceanic crust is heavier, denser, and composed of different rocks than continental crust.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoIt’s just this, just simple geology. The water level is actually irrelevant.
Oceanic crust is heavier, denser, and composed of different rocks than continental crust.
It’s just this, just simple geology.
The water level is actually irrelevant.