We Thought New Zealand Was An Island Nation. Scientists Say It's The Tip Of A 'hidden Continent.'

Avi Selk, Washington Post U.S.
Sun, 02/19/2017 - 11:00am

They say Zealandia meets all the definitions of a continent: a huge, coherent mass that sits above and is distinct from the ocean crust.

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