GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Water erosion
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Glacial soil building
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Growth of coral reefs
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Tectonic plate movement
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tectonic activity refers to the movement and collision of different sections, or plates, of the Earth’s crust. Australia, Zealandia, and New Guinea are continental islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -The geography of the continent is extremely diverse, ranging from the snow-capped mountains of the Australian Alps and Tasmania to large deserts, tropical and temperate forests, grasslands, heathlands and woodlands.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Formation of Oceanic Islands Oceanic islands are formed by the eruptions of underwater volcanoes. Gradually, layers of lava build up and eventually break through the water’s surface to form an island. A seamount is a volcano that’s yet to break through the surface of the water.