Scientists have just discovered a brand new continent

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Primary school geography paints a pretty clear picture of the world.

It advises us, for instance, that there are seven continents on Earth, but the reality is actually more complicated.

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This led to the creation of a thick continental crust in the ocean, which has now been identified as a recently discovered ancient microcontinent.

A team of scientists based in the UK and Sweden reconstructed the plate tectonic movements that occurred in the region around the Dampier Strait some 33 to 61 million years ago.

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It's now been officially dubbed the Davis Strait proto-microcontinent.

According to the experts, examining this new region and its development will help enhance our overall comprehension of comparable geographical formations.

“Our identified mechanism of microcontinent formation may be widely applicable to other microcontinents right across the world,” the team wrote in their paper.

“Further research is warranted to comprehend the influence of plate movement changes and transpression on microcontinent break-off.”

This yarn first went to print on July 17, 2024

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