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Doggerland (en.wikipedia.org)

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Doggerland was a large area of land in Northern Europe, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea. This region was repeatedly exposed at various times during the Pleistocene epoch due to the lowering of sea levels during glacial periods.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

They were dogging so much they pushed it under the sea.
(And on three separate occasions.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

Sort of a 'West Netherlands?'

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