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Lost lands are islands or continents believed by some to have existed during pre-history, but to have since disappeared as a result of catastrophic geological phenomena. Legends of lost lands often originated as scholarly or scientific theories, only to be picked up by writers and individuals outside the academy.
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A vast continent of 1.89 million sq miles (4.9 million sq km) it is around six times the size of Madagascar. Though the world's encyclopaedias, maps and search engines had been adamant that there...
Nov 24, 2019 · We undertook a 28-day voyage to explore a possible lost continent in a remote part of the Coral Sea, in an area off the coast of Queensland. Here’s what we found.
Oct 30, 2023 · The mystery of what happened to a lost continent that seemingly vanished 155 million years ago may have finally been solved, after scientists unearthed evidence of the landmass and retraced its...
Sep 20, 2019 · Geologists' new analysis of rocks show old continents, including Greater Adria and Zealandia, from millions of years ago lie buried beneath Earth's surface.
Oct 10, 2023 · Scientists have fully mapped the lost continent of Zealandia in a world first, discovering new details about how it broke away from the supercontinent Gondwana through the ignition of a huge...
Lost continents or ancient civilizations sunk by a deluge are a common theme in the scriptures of doctrines of many modern pseudoreligions or cults. Well-known instances include James Churchward's books on Mu, the Theosophical portrayals of Hyperborea, Lemuria and Atlantis, and even the Nazi mythologizing about Thule.
