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| The most accurate map of the sunken seventh continent, Zealand, has been created. |
| 2023-10-08 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] New Zealand geologists have created the most accurate map of the sunken continent of Zealand and explained its sudden dive under water, according to the RIA Novosti material. “Zeeland is not sea islands, but an entire continent with an area of five million square kilometers,” the scientists found. In their opinion, New Zealand is only a small part of the huge fragment of Gondwana, almost completely hidden in the ocean. Marine expeditions in recent years and satellite data have allowed geologists to recreate a detailed map of the seventh continent, which geologists have been talking about since the 19th century. Scientists have found that Zealand has plains, mountains, plateaus, depressions and shelves hidden under water. Gondwana is a giant supercontinent that hundreds of millions of years ago united Africa and South America, Antarctica and Australia. Zealandia once accounted for about 5% of the area of Gondwana. New Zealand scientist Nick Mortimer, who devoted his life to researching this region and proving the existence of the seventh continent, together with his colleagues completed a map of the continent, and was also able to accurately describe the split of Gondwanaland. Thus, scientists have proven that about a hundred million years ago the united Australia and Antarctica separated, while Zealand was still connected to western Antarctica. And since they separated for about two tens of millions of years, the base of the continent became very thin and sank under water. Russian scientists also analyzed offshore drilling data and came to the conclusion that after separation from Australia, Zealand was much less drowned and even drained. They drew a parallel with the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean, which is considered a continuation of Eurasia. There is the same thin foundation under water. In their opinion, both areas were located near sea level for a long time, and then experienced rapid subsidence to great depths. Mortimer wrote in one of his articles that continental rocks were lifted from the Campbell and Challenger sea plateaus, located on both sides of New Zealand, which made it possible to delineate the boundaries and estimate the area of the block. Another argument in favor of the reality of Zealand was the discovery by scientists of traces of deep melt, which was introduced into the strata during the collapse of this part of Gondwana. The composition of the melt is similar to that found at the roots of ancient continents. Thus, according to scientists, 95 percent of Zealand is hidden under water. As Regnum reported, the ancient continent of Zealand, hidden under water, was discovered during a large-scale 10-year study. Scientists in 2017 proved that the continental thickness of the crust of the new continent is within 10-30 km, while in New Zealand the thickness of the crust is about 40 km. This thickness is typical for continents. The thickness of the earth's crust in ocean basins does not exceed 7 km. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 ...it didn't sink. Dontcha know all those fires by early humanoids raised earth's temperature and the ocean levels that overwhelmed them! (do I need to put a /sarc on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-08 13:05 |
| #4 So why did it sink? Seems there's a great deal of suckin' going on down there. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-10-08 11:07 |
| #3 /\ Thanks P2k. Are you sure they do not get foreign aid. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-10-08 07:50 |
| #2 ...for you consideration. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-08 07:39 |
| #1 I like maps. So where is this 'most accurate map'? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-10-08 07:09 |
