The Fragment of an Ancient Lost Continent Has Been Discovered Off The Coast of Canada
The Fragment of an Ancient Lost Continent Has Been Discovered Off The Coast of Canada
Peter Dockrill 13 hrs ago
The Fragment of an Ancient Lost Continent Has Been Discovered Off The Coast of Canada
Scientists have uncovered a splintered remnant of Earth's continental crust from millions of years ago, embedded in the isolated wilderness of northern Canada.
Baffin Island, located in between the Canadian mainland and Greenland, is a vast Arctic expanse covering over 500,000 square kilometres (almost 200,000 square miles), making it the fifth largest island in the world.
While the island comprises part of the newest recognised territory in Canada – Nunavut, formally established in 1999 – a new discovery shows this ancient landmass has undisclosed ties that stretch backwards in time so far, they actually emanate from a distant geologic eon.
While analysing igneous rock samples recovered from diamond exploration drilling in the Chidliak Kimberlite Province at the southern stretches of Baffin Island, researchers identified a mineral signature in the rock they had never expected to find.
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