According to data obtained from previous studies, geologists from western Australia They thought it was a 5,000 kilometer stretch of land that had been demolished. Also for this continent Argoland Was called. Now it is revealed what happened to this continent.

Continents on Earth not madeThe mainlands, which are sometimes connected to form supercontinents, can sometimes break apart and subsequently become submerged. Geologists have long been certain of its existence. of microcontinents One of them, Argoland, was also lost in the disintegration process. Now the location of the continent has been determined.

The huge continent headed north

The plate, called the Argo Abyssal Plate, located on the ocean floor, was examined to determine the fate of Argoland after it broke away. of the continent drifted northwest Although it was clear, it was not known exactly where he went.

Scientists couldn’t find a continent among the large and small islands off the coast of Australia, so they focused their research on Southeast Asia. Researchers from Utrecht University have created reconstruction models using data from field research. Sumatra, Borneo, Andaman Islands Researchers using data from the region came across interesting results.

ScientistsArgopelagoThis structure they call “” was never actually built. one united piece of land Turns out this wasn’t the case. According to researchers, Argoland began to break apart and sink 300 million years ago. The separation of continents in Australia and Southeast Asia into small plates during the disintegration process makes it difficult to discover the history of the region.