Zealandia microcontinent

E402093

Zealandia microcontinent is a largely submerged continental fragment in the southwest Pacific Ocean that includes New Zealand and New Caledonia as its most prominent emergent parts.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf microcontinent ⓘ
submerged continent ⓘ
area "~4.9 million square kilometers" ⓘ
areaRank "about two-thirds the area of Australia" ⓘ
borderedBy Australian Plate ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
breakupApproxAge "~80–100 million years ago" ⓘ
containsCountry New Zealand ⓘ
part of Australia’s Lord Howe Island Group (on Lord Howe Rise) ⓘ
containsRegion Campbell Plateau ⓘ
Chatham Rise ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise ⓘ
Norfolk Ridge ⓘ
containsTerritory New Caledonia ⓘ
continentCrustType continental crust ⓘ
continentType continental fragment ⓘ
emergentLandProportion small fraction of total area ⓘ
geologicalComposition granitic rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasEconomicInterest mineral resources ⓘ
potential hydrocarbon resources ⓘ
hasEmergentPart New Caledonia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
hasFeature continental shelves ⓘ
ridges ⓘ
submerged plateaus ⓘ
highestPoint Aoraki / Mount Cook ⓘ
highestPointElevation "3,724 meters" ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
majorBreakupEvent Cretaceous period ⓘ
namedAfter Zealand (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: Zealand
nameLanguage English ⓘ
oceanCoverage mostly covered by Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partiallyIncludes New Caledonia ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
recognitionDebate status as a distinct continent is debated ⓘ
recognizedAsContinentBy some geologists ⓘ
riftedFrom Antarctica ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
scientificInterest continental breakup ⓘ
paleogeography ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
separatedFrom Gondwana ⓘ
submergedPercentage "~94%" ⓘ
tectonicSetting boundary region of Australian and Pacific plates ⓘ
thicknessComparedToOceans thicker than typical oceanic crust ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tasman Basin → separates → Zealandia microcontinent ⓘ
Lord Howe Rise → partOf → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Challenger Plateau → partOf → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Challenger Plateau → continent → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Challenger Plateau → isComponentOf → New Zealand continental margin ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Norfolk Ridge → partOf → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Norfolk Ridge → partOf → Zealandia microcontinent ⓘ
Norfolk Ridge → formsPartOf → Zealandia plateau system ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Campbell Plateau → partOf → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Campbell Plateau → continent → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Chatham Rise → seafloorFeatureOf → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Lord Howe Trough → geologicalProvince → Zealandia region ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Lord Howe Seamount Chain → featureOf → Zealandia continent ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Alpine Fault → continent → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Acanthisittidae → region → Zealandia biogeographic region ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Mueller Glacier → locatedOnContinent → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Earthquake Flat eruption → continent → Zealandia ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
New Caledonia Ridge → isPartOf → Zealandia continent ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
New Caledonia Ridge → associatedWith → Zealandia microcontinent ⓘ
New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains → partOf → Zealandia continent ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains → associatedWith → New Zealand microcontinent ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent
Zealandia Bank → namedAfter → Zealandia (name origin uncertain or disputed) ⓘ
linked to: Zealandia microcontinent