zealandia / earth's hidden continent

BANKNOTE DETAILS

Series:   P - Zealandia
Currency Name:   Dollars
Denominations:   50,100, 200, 500

Size:   3.25" x 6.50" (82.55 x 165.1 mm)
Composition:   Polymer
Banknote No's: 85, 86, 87, 88

Note Description:
Front: Flood scene, Seaweed & Bubble hologram strip, unique serial numbering, Continent topography
Back: Under water images

Banknote No's: 85, 86, 87, 88

* images for reference only.

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ZEALANDIA: EARTH'S HIDDEN CONTINENT

... Zealandia was formerly part of Gondwana. Today it is 94% submerged, mainly as a result of widespread Late Cretaceous crustal thinning preceding supercontinent breakup and consequent isostatic balance. The identification of Zealandia as a geological continent, rather than a collection of continental islands, fragments, and slices, more correctly represents the geology of this part of Earth. Zealandia provides a fresh context in which to investigate processes of continental rifting, thinning, and breakup...                                                                                                                                                                   GSA Today

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Spatial limits of Zealandia. Base map from Stagpoole (2002) based on data from Smith and Sandwell (1997). Continental basement samples from Suggate et al. (1978), Beggs et al. (1990), Tulloch et al. (1991, 2009), Gamble et al. (1993), McDougall et al. (1994), and Mortimer et al. (1997, 1998, 2006, 2008a, 2008b, 2015). NC—New Caledonia; WTP—West Torres Plateau; CT—Cato Trough; Cf—Chesterfield Islands; L—Lord Howe Island; N—Norfolk Island; K—Kermadec Islands; Ch—Chatham Islands; B—Bounty Islands; An—Antipodes Islands; Au—Auckland Islands; Ca—Campbell Island. Mercator projection.

Image:  GSA Today   Figure 2

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