Mini-continent, once joined to India, found

Daily News & Analysis ^ | Sunday, May 06, 2007 20:03 IST | Daily News & Analysis

[Right Angler]

The scientists also found cave drawings of Oonga Boonga Bush at the fault lines between the two continents with a large crowbar.

[knarf]

" .. under the southern oceans by the world’s most powerful ice research vessel .. "

Al?

Are you there?

[50sDad]

Hail Atlantis!

[blam]

Thanks

"“This plateau was created by a massive volcanic eruption shortly after India and Antarctica separated about 120 million years ago to form the Indian Ocean,” said geophysicist Karsten Gohl. "

That's a long time ago. Africa and South America had just begun to seperate at that time. They've been moving apart at about the same rate as your fingernails grow ever since.

[SES1066]

Can't help but notice that Conan the Cimmerian must have been a REAL GOOD swimmer - being the "Cimmeria" is in the middle of the "Paleo-Tethys Ocean".

Interesting post though - Thanks for posting.

[reformed_dem]

Atlantis... You found it

Ah, Atlantis....the first casualty of global warming.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks CarrotAndStick and Val. The nice thing about having bought property in Pangea years ago is that odds are good it's now right on the beach. ;')

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[Gengis Khan]

Or may be in the middle of a desert but on the brighter side you will get sand either ways.