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Size Comparison: Pluto and Australia (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm digging the way the map shows Tasmania as part of the continental plate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it on purpose or is it because of ocean depth?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 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.