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> Zealandia is unusual in being continental crust largely covered by water Fits the name, by happy coincidence?
by TazeTSchnitzel 9y ago
> Zealandia is unusual in being continental crust largely covered by water
Fits the name, by happy coincidence?
- mkl 9y agoI don't think it's a coincidence. "Zealandia" comes from "New Zealand", but was probably chosen in part because of the meaning - it's mostly covered with water. "New Zealand", in turn, comes from "Zeeland" because it's surrounded by water, and "Zeeland" (= Sea Land) is so-named because it's largely water.
- nabla9 9y agoZealandia is named after New Zealand, which was named after Zeeland province in Netherlands, which is province with lots of water and islands.
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- mgiannopoulos 9y agoThis is all kind of poetic and mind blowing. Perhaps the ancient Dutch people who gave the New Zealand name knew something about Zealandia. Perhaps... aliens? Looking forward to the Discovery channel special.