Summary:
- The article discusses a new study that found evidence of a previously unknown continent, dubbed "Zealandia," beneath the Pacific Ocean.
- Zealandia is estimated to be about the size of the Indian subcontinent and is believed to have broken off from the supercontinent Gondwana around 100 million years ago.
- The study used seismic data and other geological evidence to map the seafloor and identify the distinct continental crust that makes up Zealandia, providing further support for its classification as the world's eighth continent.