Meganesia

Meganesia
A name proposed for the island of Australia

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  • Meganesia — /mɛgəˈniʒə/ (say meguh neezhuh) noun the lands, including New Guinea, mainland Australia, Tasmania and all the smaller intervening and adjacent islands, which separated from Gondwana about 96 million years ago and which sit on a common… …  

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  • Continent Australien — La plaque continentale australienne (en bleu clair)comprend la Nouvelle Guinée mais pas les îles du Pacifique comme la Nouvelle Zélande. En géologie, le continent australien (appelé aussi Australie Nouvelle Guinée, Sahul, Meganesia, Grande… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Continent australien — 26° S 141° E / 26, 141 …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Indo-Australian Plate — The Indo Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and surrounding ocean, and extends northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters. Recent studies suggest that the Indo Australian… …   Wikipedia

  • Wallacea — is a biogeographical designation for a group of Indonesian islands separated by deep water straits from the Asian and Australian continental shelves. The islands of Wallacea lie between Sundaland (the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and… …   Wikipedia

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