Zealandia is a continent twice the size of India that broke away from Australia approximately 85 million years ago and has been submerged beneath the Pacific Ocean, with only 94% of its landmass underwater and only New Zealand and New Caledonia visible above the waves; it was officially recognized as a continent by scientists in 2017 despite being present for millions of years.
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Zealandia is a continent twice the size of India that's been hiding in plain sight [music] beneath the Pacific Ocean.
94% of this massive landmass is completely submerged with only New Zealand and New Caledonia peaking above the waves. [music] Scientists only officially recognized Zealandia as a continent in 2017 despite it being right there all along.
>> [music] >> This underwater continent broke away from Australia around 85 million years ago and slowly sank beneath [music] the waves.
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