Scientists discover a new underwater continent

To date, it is believed that the division of the supercontinent Pangea – millions of years ago – formed the continents we know today: Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and America.

In recent days, a group of scientists have sounded the alarm bells around the possible existence of an ancient continent which they had no records of before.

The researchers said that it is “a remarkable geological secret” which may even be “bigger than Europe itself”, as Gillian Foulger, professor emeritus of geophysics in the Department of Geophysics, defines it. Land of Durham University.

Entirely covered by the ocean that surrounds Iceland, this geological formation could reveal the last tangible reminiscences of Pangea.

According to the team of geologists with which Foulger worked, this new continent, which they called “Iceland”, could cover up to a million square kilometers.

“The existing theories that it is built on and surrounded by oceanic crust are not supported by multiple geological data, for example the crust under Iceland is over 40 kilometers thick, seven times thicker than the oceanic crust. normal. This simply cannot be explained, ”added the expert, in statements replied by the international media.