All about Zealandia, the Earth’s potential 8th continent

All about Zealandia, the Earth’s potential 8th continent

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Zealandia is a microcontinent that broke off from Australia millions of years ago and is mostly submerged in the South Pacific Ocean. The region was considered to be Earth’s eighth continent before the majority of it got lost under the sea. After over 300 years, Zealandia was found and experts…

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