Lad@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square63fedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down12
arrow-up1330arrow-down1external-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 day agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareyoungalfredlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 day agoOceanic crust is heavier, denser, and composed of different rocks than continental crust.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day 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.