Scientists have created the most accurate map of the sunken seventh continent of Zealandia RIA News.
According to some researchers, about 80 million years ago the giant supercontinent Gondwana split into Antarctica, Australia and Zealand.
“Generally based on a large number of data obtained over the last two decades, we have established that Zealandia is not a sea island, but an entire continent with an area of 5 million square kilometers,” the article says. GSA today.
Currently, 94% of Zealandia is under water, according to scientists who have studied the marine plateaus surrounding New Zealand, which was part of ancient Gondwana, for many years.
Thanks to the research of experts, Zealand can be considered the youngest continent on the planet. About 100 million years ago, a united Australia and Antarctica separated, while Zealandia was still attached to western Antarctica, according to New Zealand scientist Nick Mortimer and his colleague Hamish Campbell, authors of “Zealand: We Discovered a Continent.” They drifted apart over the course of two tens of millions of years, leading to severe thinning of the continent’s base and flooding.
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