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08/03/2016 0:59

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Australia's tectonic speed leaves cartographers behind

Australia, which rides on the world's fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that map co-ordinates are now out by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet), say geoscientists. "There are tweets coming out saying: 'Hey does that mean my neighbors pool is in my property now?' Clearly not!" said Dan Jaksa, Australian Datum Manager at Geoscience Australia, a government body.

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