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The story of Atlantis, a mythological continent that vanished into the sea after its inhabitants displeased the gods, has fascinated people for thousands of years. However, the idea of a whole continent sinking into the ocean may be more rooted in reality than you think.   

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Sources:
http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/pdf/GSATG321A.1.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/place/Gondwana-supercontinent
https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-237102&fid=6439&c=undersea_features
https://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Learning/Science-Topics/Ocean-Floor/History-of-Zealandia
https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo825
https://www.nature.com/articles/543179b?WT.feed_name=subjects_geology
https://www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Our-Science/Earth-Science/Regional-Geology/The-Geology-of-New-Zealand
https://books.google.com/books?id=g9ZogGs_fz8C
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607375/

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Meet Zealandia: The Earth's '8th Continent' (and Real-Life Atlantis)