Scientists Uncover A Massive New Continent That Was Right Under Our Noses
It's easy to think we know everything about our planet, but we've only just scratched the surface — and we mean that literally. Geology experts around the globe have worked together to uncover the mystery of a hidden landmass located just below the ocean's waves, one with a magical-sounding name and an even more unbelievable history. After decades of back-breaking work, these scientists have finally found their own version of Atlantis.
A New Hypothesis
For several decades, geologists studied the mysterious history of Earth's various landmasses, both above and below the Ocean. Researchers in New Zealand were doing such research when they stumbled across the answer to a question that had baffled geologists for centuries.
The Great Puzzle
It's well known that the shapes of the Earth's crust fit together like a broken-up puzzle. Today, scientists agree that our now-separate landmasses were once one big piece of land called Pangea. Geologists are still trying to put the great puzzle back together, and every once in a while, they discover a fascinating new piece.
Geological Gap
It doesn't take a scientist to see how most landmasses could have fit together all those ages ago, but one area that just doesn't fit is the southwest Pacific, between Eastern Australia and West Antarctica. With one large gap separating the landmasses, it always seemed like something was missing.
Through The Ages
When our landmasses were together as Pangea, it was about 250 million years ago during the Permian Age. But by the second Triassic age 50 million years later, Pangea had split into two separate landmasses. The one we're focusing on here is the lost Gondwana landmass.
