December 27, 2024

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Zealandia, Earth’s hidden continent, separated from the supercontinent Gondwana in a fiery flood 100 million years ago.

Zealandia, Earth’s hidden continent, separated from the supercontinent Gondwana in a fiery flood 100 million years ago.

Zealandia is the first continent on Earth to be completely mapped to the edges. (Image credit: GNS Science)

The ‘lost continent’ Zealandia, which includes New Zealand and the French islands of New Caledonia, has been fully mapped in a world first, providing scientists with a new understanding of how it formed tens of millions of years ago.

It was Zealandia, known as te reo a maui in the Maori language It was first recognized as a continent in 2017 It is now the first to have its rock composition, volcanic activity and sedimentary features mapped entirely on its margins.