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New Microcontinent Discovery

July 20 , 2024 11 hrs 0 min 15 0
  • Scientists discovered a New Microcontinent Between Greenland and Canada.
  • The team believes this continent was formed about 58 million years ago.
  • It is named as Davis Strait proto-microcontinent
  • The formation of this microcontinent is attributed to the rifting and seafloor spreading that occurred between Greenland and North America.
  • Davis Strait connects two water bodies - the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay.

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