gondwanaland

• Имя собственное, обозначающее гипотетический древний суперконтинент, который, согласно теории тектоники плит, в конечном итоге распался, образовав современные Индию, Австралию, Африку, Южную Америку и Антарктиду.

A proper noun referring to a hypothetical ancient supercontinent that, according to plate tectonic theory, eventually broke apart to form present-day India, Australia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Ancient supercontinentC1formalscientific

   A hypothetical supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, which later broke apart to form the present-day continents of South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent.

   Древний суперконтинент

   • Gondwanaland began to break up about 180 million years ago.
   • The fossil evidence supports the existence of Gondwanaland.
   • Geologists study the formation and fragmentation of Gondwanaland to understand plate tectonics.