Lad@reddthat.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-up1378arrow-down13
arrow-up1375arrow-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 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareyoungalfredlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoOceanic crust is heavier, denser, and composed of different rocks than continental crust.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months 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.