A vast, mostly submerged landmass in the South Pacific, Zealandia, is now recognized as Earth's eighth continent. Recent mapping confirms its continental crust, scale, and ancient origins, challenging ...

For centuries, Earth was said to have seven continents — but one was hiding in plain sight. Beneath the waves of the South Pacific lies Zealandia, a vast stretch of continental crust nearly two-thirds ...

The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...