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Zealandia: The "Missing" Continent 2024

Zealandia: The “Missing” Continent 2024

Geoscientists have recently confirmed the existence of a long-lost continent called Zealandia, which had remained hidden for nearly 375 years. Although first recorded in 1642 by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman during his quest for the “great Southern Continent” or Terra Australis, Zealandia was formally recognized as a continent only in 2017. Through the collection of ocean floor rock samples, geologists have since been able to fully map the continent.

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