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When I say seafaring I still mean mainly coastal seafaring. Assuming they could Island hop through Comoros (if it existed) that's still an 1100KM trip compared
by flukus 7y ago
When I say seafaring I still mean mainly coastal seafaring. Assuming they could Island hop through Comoros (if it existed) that's still an 1100KM trip compared to the less than 100KM to get into Australia and almost continuous land between there and Africa. Maybe wind and ocean patterns could explain some of it too.
- mc32 7y agoMadagascar is about 100 to 120 miles from the African continent. Not too different from Cuba to Florida. In the same ballpark. But, I hear what you're saying. Deep sea vessels vs littoral hugging vessels.