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Topography of Zealandia. Like Australia (left), the Fiji and Vanuatu (top), the oceanic ridge extending north-east and south-west coast of New Zealand are not considered as part of the continent and the Antarctic there are 130 to 85 Ma La Much of this continent is now submerged under the Pacific Ocean.

Zealandia has an area of 3,500,000 sq km, higher than those of the Greenland or of India , and represents almost half of Australia. It is abnormally long and narrow, stretching from New Caledonia to the north to beyond the sub-Antarctic islands to the south (between 19 and 56 south latitude). The New Zealand is the most important part of Zealandia which is above sea level, followed by New Caledonia.

Most parts are disposed of Zealandia plateau Lord Howe , the Challenger Plateau , the Campbell Plateau , the Norfolk Ridge , the Hikurangi Plateau and Chatham Plateau. But also smaller places like Louisiade Plateau , the Ridge Mellish , the Kenn Plateau , the plateau of Chesterfield , the Dampier Ridge .

References

Figure 8.1: New Zealand in relation to The Indo-Australian and Pacific Plates , The State of New Zealand's Environment 1997, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-04-20
Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder and Lionel Carter, "Zealandia: the New Zealand continent ' , Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, January 11, 2007, Accessed February 22, 2007.
Nick Mortimer, "Zealandia" , Australian Earth Sciences Convention, Melbourne (Australia), 2006, page 4, page accessed March 28, 2007.

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