There may be an entire continent hiding beneath the Pacific Ocean. 🌏

In the landmark #GSAToday article “Zealandia: Earth’s Hidden Continent,” researchers propose that Zealandia should be considered a continent: geosociety.co/Mortimer_et_al

#Zealandia #ContinentalCrust #PlateTectonics #Geoscience

#Himalayas Formation May Have Destroyed At Least 30% Of #ContinentalCrust In #Collision Zone
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#geology #model #numericmodeling #geochemistry #mountainbuilding #orogeny #platetectonics #mantle #massbalance #delamination #topography #lithosphere

@ghostpanther.bsky.social piecemeal is the #ContinentalCrust of the #Earth. The beauty of #ContinentalDrift is one of a few variables that makes #EarthProcesses and what we see everyday macro and micro. Have fun with it.