Comment on Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia
niktemadur@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m digging the way the map shows Tasmania as part of the continental plate.
Comment on Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia
niktemadur@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’m digging the way the map shows Tasmania as part of the continental plate.
Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Is it on purpose or is it because of ocean depth?
niktemadur@lemmy.world 5 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.