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Beneath Australia's soil there is a magnetic anomaly shaped like a square.

Why it is true

The magnetic anomaly beneath Australia has a shape that practically replicates the country's own outline, with a peninsula to the north and points to the south. It is the result of volcanic rocks and sediments over 1.5 billion years old that folded and aligned with Earth's magnetic field.

Source: CSIRO

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