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re: What are the odds the North and South Pole would both be on dry land?
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:04 pm to IndianMoundFireworks
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:04 pm to IndianMoundFireworks
At one time it was a big "thing" when oceanographers found that most of the continental shelves were at the same elevation under the ocean. Then the Russians looked at Antarctica and found it was very different: about (IIRC) 200 meters deeper all around Antarctica.
One hypothesis suggested that the weight of the ice had suppressed the elevation of the continent.
More recently, people have been studying the volcanoes there. (Ohio State almost lost some grad students doing their thing there.) It's not just Iceland where the ice is so thick that a volcano won't melt its way through.
One hypothesis suggested that the weight of the ice had suppressed the elevation of the continent.
More recently, people have been studying the volcanoes there. (Ohio State almost lost some grad students doing their thing there.) It's not just Iceland where the ice is so thick that a volcano won't melt its way through.
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Posted on 2/22/25 at 8:43 pm to Stinger_1066
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Geographic pole
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And they are constantly in motion.
Nuh huh.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 8:52 pm to SixthAndBarone
"no actual landmark pole" ??????????????
I always thought it was a really famous Polish person there. Sorta like a guard.
I always thought it was a really famous Polish person there. Sorta like a guard.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 8:56 pm to jeffsdad
His name is Aleks.
Posted on 2/23/25 at 4:20 am to aTmTexas Dillo
Scientists have long known that the locations of Earth’s geographic poles aren’t fixed. Over the course of the year, they shift seasonally as the Earth’s distributions of snow, rain, and humidity change. “Usually [the shift] is circular, with a wobble,” says Chen.
But underlying the seasonal motion is a yearly motion that is thought to be driven in part by continental drift.
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But underlying the seasonal motion is a yearly motion that is thought to be driven in part by continental drift.
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Posted on 2/23/25 at 7:42 am to OysterPoBoy
The North Pole isn’t on dry land
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