Lad@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-up1364arrow-down13
arrow-up1361arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareyoungalfredlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoOceanic crust is heavier, denser, and composed of different rocks than continental crust.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days 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.