Zealandia, 94% of which lies beneath the Pacific Ocean, covers an area of approximately 4.9 million square kilometres. It is the smallest continent, just trailing Australia, with an area of about ...

Beneath the South Pacific Ocean lies a microcontinent that was hidden for over 300 years. Zealandia, which separated from Australia millions of years ago and was once Earth's eighth continent ...

Zealandia lay undetected beneath the Pacific for centuries—95% of it submerged, quietly existing without a name or a map. Recognized only in 2017, Zealandia joined the elite club of continents ...

Geoscientists have confirmed Zealandia, a continent hiding in plain sight for nearly 375 years. Covering 1.89 million square miles, it lay submerged beneath the waves, sparking excitement and ...

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