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Graphic shows area that encompasses Zealandia.
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Eighth continent discovered

January 1, 2017 - Geologists claim that a huge landmass almost entirely submerged in the southwest Pacific, is distinct enough to constitute a separate continent. At five million square kilometres, Zealandia would be the world’s smallest continent.

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PUBLISHED:17/02/2017; STORY: http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/abstract/GSATG321A.1.htm; ADDITIONAL ARTWORK: Linkedin
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