Why Zealandia is almost certainly a new continent. Zealandia, shown in gray to the east of Australia, is likely Earth's seventh geologic continent. N. Mortimer et al./GSA Today ...

New Zealand might be Australia’s smaller neighbor but it’s sitting on a massive new continent scientists have named “Zealandia,” according to a publication released by The Geological ...

An eighth continent, called Zealandia, is hidden under New Zealand and the surrounding Pacific.; Since 94% of Zealandia is submerged, discerning the continent's age and mapping it is difficult ...

Zealandia has a continental crust thickness between about 6 and 18 miles, the thinnest of any continent. The crust thickness is believed to increase to more than 24 miles under portions of New ...

Zealandia, a submerged landmass in the Pacific, is considered the world's eighth continent. Named in 1995 and confirmed as a continent in 2017, it separated from Gondwana millions of years ago.

New Zealand's North and South Islands constitute the highest mountains on Zealandia. The land mass also includes New Caledonia and several other smaller islands, including Norfolk Island.

Beneath the waves of the South Pacific lies Zealandia, a submerged landmass spanning nearly two million square miles. Often ...

'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean; Overall, the area of Zealandia is estimated to be 1.9 million square miles (4.9 million square ...

In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men's dinner – spotted a towering shore of ice on the horizon. This was the first ever sighting of the Fimbul Ice ...

New Zealand might be Australia’s smaller neighbor but it’s sitting on a massive new continent scientists have named “Zealandia,” according to a publication released by The Geological ...

New Zealand might be Australia’s smaller neighbor but it’s sitting on a massive new continent scientists have named “Zealandia,” according to a publication released by The Geological ...