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Buried for 375 years, “Zealandia” Earth’s long-lost 8th continent has finally been identified beneath the Pacific Ocean
In recent years, a large group of geologists has gathered enough evidence to support the recognition of an eighth. It’s ...
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Zealandia, Earth’s '8th continent,' finally mapped under the Pacific
Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After centuries of speculation and decades of targeted surveys, scientists have now ...
Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...
The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...
Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...
A new study of the chemical components of rocks led by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest evidence yet for how Earth's continents became and remained so stable — ...
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.
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