Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Map of Australia. Selective Focus. Australia is not only the smallest continent but also Earth's largest island. But the land Down ...

Earth's mysterious eighth continent doesn't appear on most conventional maps. That's because almost 95 percent of its land mass is submerged thousands of feet beneath the Pacific Ocean. Zealandia — or ...

After hundreds of years of speculation, scientists say they’ve finally mapped out Earth’s “lost” eighth continent, Zealandia. In a new study published in the journal Tectonics, researchers announced ...

Across the planet, water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface. The remaining space is covered by land — continents and islands. Before Earth’s land formed the seven continents in the present day, all the ...

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

Australia, or “the land Down Under,” is the only global state that occupies a whole continent. Here’s what’s more interesting: The continent of Australia is the smallest of Earth’s seven continents ...