Antipodal Location of Continents and Oceans

Antipodal Location of Continents and Oceans

The percentage of continent antipodal to ocean on the earth is compared with a distribution obtained by a Monte Carlo method. It is concluded that the present antipodal arrangement of continents and oceans has less than 1 chance in 14 of being caused by a random process.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1966-09, Vol.153 (3741), p.1246-1248
1. Verfasser: Harrison, C G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Continents
Crystals
Histograms
Microphones
Oceans
Sensors
Surface areas
Vapor phases
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Zusammenfassung:The percentage of continent antipodal to ocean on the earth is compared with a distribution obtained by a Monte Carlo method. It is concluded that the present antipodal arrangement of continents and oceans has less than 1 chance in 14 of being caused by a random process.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.153.3741.1246