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January 22, 2026
Zemlja ipak ima ŠEST kontinenata?! Novo istraživanje menja sve što smo učili
U školi smo učili da na Zemlji postoji sedam kontinenata, da su njihove granice jasno definisane, u većini slučajeva okeanima i tektonskim pločama, a u slučaju Evrope i Azije istorijski.
TL;DR
- Traditional understanding of seven distinct continents with clear boundaries is being challenged by new geological research.
- A study suggests Europe and North America are still geologically connected, contrary to the belief they separated over 50 million years ago.
- Research in the North Atlantic indicates that the process of tectonic plate separation is ongoing and more complex than previously thought.
- Iceland and the Greenland-Iceland-Faroes Ridge are proposed to be part of a larger 'Rifted Oceanic Magmatic Plateau' with continental crust fragments.
- The Davis Strait between Canada and Greenland shows evidence of a 'proto-microcontinent', an early stage of continental separation that never fully completed.
- These findings suggest that continental breakup and microcontinent formation are continuous processes, not single events.
- A more accurate understanding of these transitional states could improve tectonic plate models, seismic risk assessments, and resource exploration.