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/proh'toh kon"tn euhnt/, n. Geol.an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones.[1955-60; PROTO- + CONTINENT]
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protocontinent — /proh toh kon tn euhnt/, n. Geol. an actual or hypothetical landmass that might later be enlarged into a major continent or broken up into smaller ones. [1955 60; PROTO + CONTINENT] … Useful english dictionary
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
Gondwanaland — Gond·wa·na·land (gŏnd wäʹnə lănd ) n. The hypothetical protocontinent of the Southern Hemisphere that, according to the theory of plate tectonics, broke up into India, Australia, Antarctica, Africa, and South America. [After Gondwana a region… … Universalium
Pangea — [pan jē′ə] 〚coined (1912) by A. L. Wegener (1880 1930), Ger geologist: < Gr pan, all + gē, the earth〛 the large landmass that nearly extended from pole to pole on one side of the earth during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras: it… … Universalium
Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… … Universalium
supercontinent — /sooh peuhr kon tn euhnt/, n. Geol. a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today. Cf. Pangaea. [1955 60; SUPER + CONTINENT] * * * … Universalium
SCANDINAVIE — Les pays scandinaves se rassemblent au nord de l’Europe ; ils sont formés en grande partie par l’énorme péninsule scandinave, qui comprend la Suède et la Norvège et que prolonge au sud le Danemark. Des îles plus ou moins lointaines leur sont… … Encyclopédie Universelle
su|per|con|ti|nent — «SOO puhr KON tuh nuhnt», noun. any one of several great land masses, or a single great land mass, that is thought to have later split up into smaller masses which drifted to form the present continents; protocontinent: »Dietz…favours the notion… … Useful english dictionary
