Undersea continent 'Zealandia' can be explored online

25 Jun 2020

Undersea continent ‘Zealandia’ can be explored online

Undersea continent ‘Zealandia’ can be explored onlineWe have read about Zealandia earlier. It is a huge continent located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, under New Zealand.

It used to be part of Gondwana, an ancient supercontinent made up of South America, Africa, Madagascar, India, Antarctica and Australia. But it broke off 85 million years ago and eventually sank below the ocean.

Now, the only visible parts of it are New Zealand and other small islands.

Scientists at GNS Science, a New Zealand research institute, have recently revealed two new maps showing more details of this undersea continent.

They have also published an interactive website where the public can 'explore' it online from all over the world. For example, a user can go to the website and locate all the ancient and modern volcanoes on the continent.

The scientists say that the maps can help the public understand more about their work.

They also provide the latest information on the geology of the New Zealand and southwest Pacific ocean area.

Here is a video on Zealandia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtnM2ntrLsY

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