• @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Long roads forging through nowhere? Check.

      Has a senate? Check.

      People being killed by scary animals? Check.

      Uncontested on it’s continent? Check.

      On the edge of a giant desert? Check.

      Seems about the same.

      • Neato
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        258 months ago

        Uncontested on it’s continent? Check.

        Emus would like a word…

          • IninewCrow
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            18 months ago

            Eventually overwhelmed and taken over by the barbarian hordes of thieves, social rejects and criminals they integrated into their society.

              • IninewCrow
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                18 months ago

                I was thinking of the Roman legions integrating Germanic tribes into their ranks in the late Roman era which greatly diluted the Roman legions with a more ethically diverse group than in earlier periods. At one point there were more Roman soldiers that had never been to Rome or Italy than there were actual Romans.

                To the Romans it was integrating barbarians. To the Germans it was Germanizing an occupying force.

                At one point in history, the line between who changed who all depends on who is writing the narrative.

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                  Okay, but I’m not sure I would castigate everyone non-Latin as being an outcast or criminal. If I didn’t know better I’d suspect this is Cato the Younger’s (or Elder’s) alt.

                  Early Australian settlers, on the other hand… (Love you guys, but that’s just facts. Make fun of our weather or something back)

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            And camels. If there’s a God, I guess he figured the weirdly human-hostile insects would keep people from disturbing it, and so didn’t plan for invasive species.

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                Yes, it’s a massive problem because they flourish in the outback and will decimate the vegetation. If you want to hunt camels that’s a great choice of destination. Just watch out for the molestation flies.

  • @Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    It’s a lot smaller than I thought. There’s all that water in the middle that I always thought was land.

    • 2deck
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      58 months ago

      Great land down under

      Gets em’ every time

    • @BlazeOP
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      118 months ago

      Feel free to share a better version if you have, I’ll update the link

  • @smeenz@lemmy.nz
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    Alternatively, for those of us more familiar with Australia, this is the a map showing the real size of the Mediterranean and surrounding countries.

  • @bstix@feddit.dk
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    It’s misleadingly force fitted though. Europe and The Americas do not fit inside the perimeter nor area of Australia.

    https://www.thetruesize.com/

    Also, the Europe part of the map has cut of Sweden and Finland. I dunno if it’s supposed to show the NATO countries before thier inclusion, but it’s going to be pretty difficult to include Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest if you leave out the host and the actual winner from last year.

    • The Assman
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      178 months ago

      Idk what kinda crazy ass globe you had growing up, but that’s the Mediterranean

    • @BossDj@lemm.ee
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      I think I see what you’re seeing.

      All of the land forms are just Australia. A cutout of the Mediterranean Sea is slapped into the middle of the continent. The bottom looks a little similar to the Americas kinda, but that’s just coincidence.