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  2. Zealandia - Wikipedia

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    Zealandia is more than twice the size of the largest intraoceanic large igneous province (LIP) in the world, the Ontong Java Plateau (approximately 1,900,000 km 2 or 730,000 sq mi), and the world's largest island, Greenland (2,166,086 km 2 or 836,330 sq mi).

  3. Earth’s Hidden Eighth Continent Is No Longer Lost

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    Zealandia had so much promise as the eighth continent on Earth. Well, it did—until about 95 percent of the mass sunk under the ocean. While the majority of Zealandia may never host inhabitants ...

  4. Geology of Zealandia - Wikipedia

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    The Zealandia continent is largely made up of two nearly parallel ridges, separated by a failed rift, where the rift breakup of the continent stops and becomes a filled graben. The ridges rise above the sea floor to heights of 1,000–1,500 m (3,300–4,900 ft), with a few rocky islands rising above sea level .

  5. Geology of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The East Coast of the South Island is sliding obliquely towards the Alpine Fault, relative to Westland, causing the Southern Alps to rise about 10 mm/yr (although they are also worn down at a similar rate). [26] The Hauraki Plains, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Marlborough Sounds, and Christchurch are sinking. The Marlborough Sounds are known for ...

  6. Scientists reveal secrets from the ‘lost continent’ of Zealandia

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    The world was shook earlier this year when researchers revealed Zealandia - a sunken continent long lost beneath the ocean. Scientists reveal secrets from the ‘lost continent’ of Zealandia ...

  7. Scientists will journey to the world's 'lost' 8th continent - AOL

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    Called Zealandia, this chunk of land is half the size of Australia and is almost entirely lost beneath the sea. Scientists will journey to the world's 'lost' 8th continent Skip to main content

  8. Natural history of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The remains of Gondwana 83 Ma, with Zealandia lower left Plesiosaur , is 7 metres long and lived around 70–69 million years ago in the seas around Zealandia. The Australia-New Zealand continental part of Gondwana split from Antarctica in the late Cretaceous (95–90 Ma). This was followed by Zealandia separating from Australia (c.85 Ma).

  9. New maps offer detailed look at 'lost' continent of Zealandia

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    Earth's mysterious eighth continent doesn't appear on most conventional maps. Zealandia — or Te Riu-a-Māui, as it's referred to in the indigenous Māori language — is a 2 million-square-mile ...