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    11 months ago

    alternate title: Analysis shows we’ve been underestimating the size of the ocean by 30x

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      11 months ago

      The ocean is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to the ocean.

      – Not quite Douglas Adams

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      It’s an easy mistake to make. Maps are quite misleading about the size of the Pacific Ocean