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Rare Angle Of Earth Goes Viral For Completely Altering How We See The Planet
People are going crazy about a picture of the Earth taken from an uncommon perspective, and really? They’re right.
We are accustomed to seeing our globe with an abundance of land because both the US and Europe are located in the northern hemisphere.
This is due to the fact that continents such as North America, Europe, most of Asia, Africa, and portions of South America make up the majority of the planet’s land, which is about 68% of the planet.
However, water makes up around 71% of the surface of our globe.
Additionally, one Google Earth image effectively serves as a reminder that we are indeed on a “blue” planet.
People are a little apprehensive about the picture since it depicts a region of the southern hemisphere that we seldom see.
The screenshot in question was shared on Twitter by @AMAZlNGNATURE, who wrote, “The side of planet Earth we aren’t used to seeing.”
With the exception of a little patch of green from New Zealand on the lower left, the Pacific Ocean occupies almost the whole view.
Stretching from edge to edge, the ocean is the biggest and deepest on Earth. A section of Antarctica, which is close to the bottom of the picture, appears dazzling white because of its icy surface.
The only additional white patches are caused by weather systems and cloud formations, which are common in satellite images of the ocean.
The side of the Earth with the most water and the least amount of land is known as the oceanic hemisphere, and it is composed of about 89% ocean and 11% land.
Apart from Antarctica and New Zealand, there is more land than what the eye can see in that picture.
Along with other Polynesian, Melanesian, and Micronesian island nations, such as French Polynesia and other territories, such as Easter Island, and the very edge of the Galápagos Islands (just inside the edge), this also includes the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa.
Social media users were reacting to the image in a really unsettling way, and I completely agree with them.
“The back of Earth’s head is crazy,” one shocked X user said, as another agreed, “Feels wrong. I feel like I’m seeing something I shouldn’t.”
“Earth should actually be called water,” a third commented, as a fourth said, “Proof that most of our planet is still mystery and ocean.”
Kiwis were happy to see their own country on the map though, as one replied to the original poster: “Speak for yourself. Hello from New Zealand!”
A second wrote: “Ah finally, a map we’re not left off of for once… a map all to ourselves,” as a third person said, “To Pacific Islanders this is the front of earth, not the back.”
Ultimately, it all comes down to perspective, I guess!
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