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[–] pacmondo@sh.itjust.works 23 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I thought they were referring to the fact that under the ice its an archipelago, so if the ice melts it will have southern coasts again

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Valid point. It’s a shame humanity wouldn’t be around to confirm. lol

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If it melts, they'd all be northern coasts.

It's referencing the pole swap.

[–] TheLorax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Since it's an archipelago underneath then most, if not all, of those islands would have a southern coast. The only way to not have a southern coast is to have the landmass directly on top of the pole, which could only happen for one island (if no ice is present)