Scientists set sail to unlock secrets of 'lost continent' Zealandia
July 28, 2017
Scientists are attempting to unlock the secrets of the "lost continent" of Zealandia, setting sail Friday to investigate the huge underwater landmass east of Australia that has never been properly studied.
Zealandia, which is mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific, was once part of the Gondwana super-continent but broke away some 75 million years ago.
In a paper published in the Geological Society of America's Journal GSA Today in February, researchers made the case that it should be considered a new continent.
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