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Oceans do not have the same height everywhere, there can be up to about 2M of difference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_topography https://en.wik
by throwaway2048 6y ago
Oceans do not have the same height everywhere, there can be up to about 2M of difference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_topography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_topography
- arethuza 6y agoThis caused problems when a bridge was being built between Germany (which uses the North Sea) and Switzerland (which uses the Mediterranean) - someone made a mistake including the known height difference between the two seas: https://www.science20.com/news_articles/what_happens_bridge_when_one_side_uses_mediterranean_sea_level_and_another_north_sea-121600 https://www.science20.com/news_articles/what_happens_bridge_...