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What impacts would a north-south continent-spanning cliff (~1.5 km in height on average) have on climate and weather patterns (local and global)?
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Rotation speed is Earthlike so you'll have a similar four cell Hadley Circulation.
The rotation is retrograde compared to Earth, so the Coriolis effect is going to be "backwards&...
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How low into the latitude may ice shelves reach?
Fold Mountain Range
You need a high fold mountain range from continents colliding.
The Himalayas have a rough centerpoint at 27°59′N 86°55′E, bzt due to its crescent shape that is north of the ...
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Climate and ecosystems of Zealandia
Actually I withdraw the VTC, there is more than enough detail here to give a hard-science answer: No idea what the climate almost anywhere is going to be, two reasons:
This change creates a mountain ...
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