"Long-lost Continent Found: Scientists' 375-Year Discovery"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by UNILAD
After 375 years, scientists have officially discovered the missing continent of Zealandia, which was once part of an ancient supercontinent. Initially theorized in Roman times and partially discovered in the 1600s, the continent is mostly underwater and roughly 1.89 million square miles in size. Zealandia, also known as Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori dialect, had been hiding in plain sight and was part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana over 500 million years ago. Geologists from GNS Science made the discovery in 2017, shedding light on the continent's separation from the supercontinent and its submersion beneath the waves.