Twenty-five years later, there’s a new crop of young people eager to explore the neighborhood that Starr contributed to. Africa's top shots: Tuk-tuk rides and red carpets, Fundraiser for unwitting Borat star raises $110,000, 'My sister lives on in a video game' Video'My sister lives on in a video game', Getting too many texts? "These maps are a scientific benchmark -- but they're also more than that. However, Starr owns the building, so he promises it will eventually be reimagined and reopened — potentially by the end of next summer — though he hasn’t decided exactly when. The dedicated study of this area, stretching about 5 million square kilometers (about 1.93 million square miles), has since determined it is not just a group of continental islands and fragments, but a continental crust large and separate enough to be officially declared a separate continent.

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Video'Where will I go with my children?'. published in the Geological Society of America's Journal. The main author of the article, New Zealand geologist Nick Mortimer, said scientists have been researching data to make the case for Zealandia for more than two decades. VideoHow much is the US election about race? How much is the US election about race? Mr Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize. The Continental eNews offers free, electronic local news for Continental, Ohio and surrounding communities. Scientists say it qualifies as a continent and have now made a renewed push for it to be recognised as such. French church attacker came from Tunisia days ago, Walmart pulls guns off shelves over 'civil unrest', 'Where will I go with my children?' There is in fact no scientific body that formally recognises continents. The highest point of Zealandia is Aoraki--Mount Cook at 3,724 meters (12,218 feet).

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It's not a complete stranger, you might have heard of its highest mountains, the only bits showing above water: New Zealand.

Zealandia used to be part of Gondwana, the supercontinent that once held many of the continents we know today, like Africa and South America. So it’s OK, it’s time, and I think when it comes back, I think the next generation of young people will appreciate it.”, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Guns, lies and ballots set on fire: This is voter suppression in 2020, Costco is dropping popular coconut milk after allegations of monkey labor, PETA says, The Continental in Old City is closing after 25 years due to COVID-19. (Catholic News Service/Luisa Gonzalez, Reuters) SANTA FE, Argentina – Pope Francis heads to Assisi on Saturday, where he will sign his latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, in which he will share his vision for a post-COVID-19 world, addressing among other things a pandemic that according to the United Nations, has affected South and Central America more than any other region in the world. "That a continent can be so submerged yet unfragmented" makes it useful for "exploring the cohesion and breakup of continental crust".

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Abut 94% of Zealandia is now submerged underwater -- but some parts of the continent are still above land, making up New Zealand and other small islands. The Continental also sparked a shift in Philadelphia’s nightlife, in terms of ambiance and demographics.

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