Long Lost Land Discovered Under the Ocean
It seems that fiction had met reality, as a massive piece of land was just found off of Australia’s northern coast. The land stretches for 242,300 miles and was once home to 500,000 people. Read on to learn more about this newly discovered piece of land.
Hidden in the Ocean
Scientists believe this piece of land was submerged roughly 18,000 years ago when sea levels rose. Apparently, the land was quite useful before becoming completely submerged. According to Kasih Norman of Queensland's Griffith University, who assisted in this discovery, "The region contained a mosaic of habitable fresh and saltwater environments. The most salient of these features was the Malita inland sea."