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As South America broke off from the supercontinent of Gondwanaland, volcanoes and earthquakes shook the Earth, causing landslides.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
The authors suggest that in a similar way the eclogite from Baltica demonstrates the existence of a mountain range, comparable to the Himalaya range, on the supercontinent Columbia over two billion years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
In fact, the supercontinent fostered the common ancestor of the Australian pelodryadid frogs and the South American phyllomedusid frogs that are still seen, stuck to leaves and branches, today.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
One supercontinent lies under Africa, and the other resides deep under the Pacific Ocean.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
The authors suggest that in a similar way the eclogite from Baltica demonstrates the existence of a mountain range, comparable to the Himalaya range, on the supercontinent Columbia over two billion years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
In fact, the supercontinent fostered the common ancestor of the Australian pelodryadid frogs and the South American phyllomedusid frogs that are still seen, stuck to leaves and branches, today.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
One supercontinent lies under Africa, and the other resides deep under the Pacific Ocean.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supercontinent
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This year’s ceremony in Rio de Janeiro brings the Earthshot Prize to South America for the first time — the fifth continent to host the awards in just five years.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Traveled to every continent short of Africa, Antarctica and South America.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Pakistan had been America’s Cold War ally on the subcontinent, but during the Global War on Terror, Washington came to see Islamabad as unreliable and instead drew closer to New Delhi.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tibetan refugee communities in the Indian subcontinent, in particular, rely on financial assistance from India, the United States, and Europe to sustain their educational institutions, medical services, and cultural establishments.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Supercontinent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supercontinent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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