What is Zealandia?
Zealandia, also known as New Zealand, is a submerged continent. The area is about 500 [1] million square kilometers. 94% [1] of this continent has been submerged by seawater, and only New Zealand and some remaining islands are still floating.
Continent
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- Chinese name
- Continent
- Foreign name
- Zealandia)
- nickname
- New Zealand mainland
- Meaning
- Eighth continent [1]
- Area
- About 5 million square kilometers (94% submerged) [1]
- Major land mass
- North Island, South Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand [1]
- Zealandia, also known as New Zealand, is a submerged continent. The area is about 500 [1] million square kilometers. 94% [1] of this continent has been submerged by seawater, and only New Zealand and some remaining islands are still floating.
- Scientists say that the "Eighth Continent", known as Zealandia (Continent Zealand), has the characteristics required by the continent. [2]
- history
- Between 130 million and 80 million years ago, this continent was separated from Antarctica along with the Australian continent, and between 80 million and 65 million years, this continent was separated from the Australian continent. However, similar to the Kerguelen platform, this continent
- Continent
| Geological supercontinent | Continent in geological history | Submerged continent | Possible supercontinent in the future | Continent of Myth and Guess |
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| Gondwana |
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