Scientists Claim Existence of Drowned Pacific Ocean Continent
“It’s rather frustrating for us geologists with the oceans being there,” said Nick Mortimer, a geologist at GNS Science in Dunedin, New Zealand.
“If we could pull the plug on the oceans it would be clear to everyone we have mountain chains and a big high-standing continent above the ocean crust.”
Mortimer was lead author of the paper titled “Zealandia: Earth’s hidden continent” which says the new discoveries prove what had long been suspected.
“Since about the 1920s, from time to time in geology papers people used the word ‘continental’ to describe various parts of New Zealand and the Catham Islands and New Caledionia,” Mortimer said.
“The difference now is that we feel we’ve gathered enough information to change ‘continental’ to the noun, ‘continent’.”
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