Categorized In: Geography
Source: Geology – overview - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand | www.teara.govt.nz
Description: New Zealand is part of a mostly submerged continent that broke away from the Gondwana supercontinent millions of years ago. As the new land moved into the Pacific Ocean, it gradually submerged, then was uplifted by activity in the earth's crust.
Nov 07, 10:38pm
Although a nation in its own right -- New Zealand used to part of Australasia -- which has now expanded to become Oceana, ChaCha!
New Zealand is a fertile and mountainous group of islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Any other questions? ChaCha away!
