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French Polynesia creates world’s largest marine protected area (news.mongabay.com)

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[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

For reference, 4.8 million sq km is roughly 30% the size of Russia. It's colossal.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Move your decimal.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Good catch. I just checked and 4.8 sq km would be 30% the size of... the Cocos Islands

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