Zealandia
Mostly underwater continent
Zealandia is a mostly submerged continental mass in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, of which New Zealand and New Caledonia are the visible portions.
Geologists recognized it as Earth's eighth continent in 2017, though about 94 percent lies beneath the ocean surface.
The name derives from the Dutch province Zeeland, which also gave New Zealand its name.
Of crustal forces
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
sedimentary · metamorphic · igneous · rift · geothermal · fossil · strata · sediment
Ancient southern supercontinent
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- continentalOf a continent
- crustHard outer layer
microcontinent · supercontinent · Pangaea · plateau · lithosphere · rift · breakup · separation
Below the surface
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- drownedDied by submersion
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- underseaBeneath ocean surface
seabed · bathymetry · subaqueous · oceanic · deep-sea · abyssal · marine · sank
Mythical sunken island
- lost continentFabled drowned landmass
- LemuriaTheorized lost continent
- MuLegendary sunken Pacific landmass
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
rediscovered · forgotten · hidden · mysterious · ancient · lost world · terra incognita
French territory near Australia
- Tasman SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- Coral SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- OceaniaPacific island collective
Australasia · Norfolk Island · Fiji · Tonga · Australia · Pacific Rim · South Pacific · Polynesia
tectonic
Of crustal forces
basalt · sedimentary · metamorphic · igneous · rift · geothermal · fossil · strata · sediment · erosion
Gondwana
Ancient southern supercontinent
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- tectonicOf crustal forces
- continentalOf a continent
crust · microcontinent · supercontinent · Pangaea · plateau · lithosphere · rift · breakup · separation · drift
underwater
Below the surface
undersea · seabed · bathymetry · subaqueous · oceanic · deep-sea · abyssal · marine · sank · flooded
Atlantis
Mythical sunken island
- lost continentFabled drowned landmass
- LemuriaTheorized lost continent
- MuLegendary sunken Pacific landmass
mythical · rediscovered · forgotten · hidden · mysterious · ancient · lost world · terra incognita
New Caledonia
French territory near Australia
- Tasman SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- Coral SeaSouthwest Pacific body
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
Oceania · Australasia · Norfolk Island · Fiji · Tonga · Australia · Pacific Rim · South Pacific · Polynesia · Melanesia
ZealandiaAfrica
Second-largest continent
Eurasia · Asia · Australia · South America · North America
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- New ZealanderNative of Pacific archipelago
- N. ZealandSouth Pacific island nation
- new zealand native
- Air New ZealandNew Zealand's flag carrier