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https://www.earth.com/news/ran-submarine-finds-unknown-structures-beneath-dotson-ice-shelf-antarctica/

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[–] 21 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I mean, the definition of a continent is a landmass. We don't count the ice shelves in Canada or Greenland either.

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  • [+] -11 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Sure we do. Do you not consider Glacier National Park a part of North America?

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    They are not part of the continental land mass, even though they are geographically located on the continent called North America. But the Arctic is not a continent because there is no land mass.

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  • [+] -7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    "Beneath" here just means "beneath the surface of." You're being deliberately obtuse.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    I don't see how you are coming to the conclusion that a. that is the meaning of "beneath" in this context and b. how that is a relevant point in this discussion.

    Also, "deliberately" is just a dumb, unfounded accusation. Wtf makes you think people would purposefully misunderstand you in such an irrelevant discussion and that I am acting with that intent in this instance?

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