Study Suggests Earth Has Only Six Continents and Not Seven; 'The North American and European Plates Have Not Officially Broken Up' Examinations of a strip of land stretching from Greenland through ...

which makes six continents total. That's because "North America and Eurasian tectonic plates have not yet actually broken apart, as is traditionally thought to have happened 52 million years ago ...

Zealandia, which some researchers believe could be considered Earth's eighth continent, is older than previously thought.

This revelation positions Zealandia as a noteworthy addition to the world's continents. With the inclusion of Zealandia, the world now boasts a total of eight continents. Zealandia's uniqueness ...