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Continental hypsographic curves, derived from data gathered by Kossinna1, show a similarity of shape that suggests a correlation between continental area (including the continental shelf) and average height2,3.I have considered the varied geological histories of the continental blocks and suggest here that this relationship is not fortuitous, and that changes in continental groupings will have profound effects not only on ocean volumes, and hence sea level, but also on the three-dimensional shapes of the continental blocks.
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Wyatt, A. Relationship between continental area and elevation. Nature 311, 370–372 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/311370a0
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