Earth’s long, lost, and hidden continent
<p>Stories of the submerged continent of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Atlantis</a> are often heard. Tales of a perfect society with descendants from the Greek gods that were deemed to pay for their ambition and therefore had their entire continent sunk into the ocean are no more than a very creative idea brought by Plato to illustrate an ideal world (inspired by historical events, to be fair).</p>
<p>Below the green and beachy sceneries of New Zealand and its surroundings, there is a submerged continent called <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2020/06/29/stunning-new-maps-reveal-what-the-lost-continent-of-zealandia-looks-like/?sh=b85d4c522beb" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Zealandia</a>. A landmass of 4.9 million square kilometres lies in the southwest region of the Pacific. Twice as big as Greater India and about half the size of Australia. Many never heard of it, but take a close look at the shades of blue in that region of Oceania:</p>
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