Zealandia, which some researchers believe could be considered Earth's eighth continent, is older than previously thought.
Not so deep beneath the waters of the Pacific lies a sunken continent. Is this Earth's 8th continent? Today I investigate ...
Zealandia fits all those points, but being almost inaccessible, little is known about its geology in detail. A team of geologists coming from New Zealand, New Caledonia, Australia, the U.S ...
Zealandia is a new and mostly submerged continent off the coast of New Zealand. The discovery started with offshore oil drilling in the 1960s. A UN treaty that gave drilling rights to continental ...
You might be used to learning about seven continents around the world, but did you know that Zealandia is the long-lost eighth? It was undiscovered for a long time because it's mainly underwater.
Zealandia's origin can be traced back to the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana, which took shape approximately 550 million years ago, uniting all the landmasses in the southern hemisphere into a ...
Geoscientists have confirmed Zealandia, a continent hiding in plain sight for nearly 375 years. Covering 1.89 million square miles, it lay submerged beneath the waves, sparking excitement and ...
During the past decade, we surveyed, sampled and defined the hidden continent of Zealandia. Intense global media coverage of our work revealed deep-seated arguments about how we define continents ...
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You can see kākā and tūī in city parks, kororā little blue penguins swimming in the harbour, and kiwi during night tours of Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne in Karori. But what about toroa ...
During the past decade, we surveyed, sampled and defined the hidden continent of Zealandia. Intense global media coverage of our work revealed deep-seated arguments about how we define continents ...