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Mysterious 'hidden continent' may be lurking underneath Iceland, experts say

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Researchers believed they have found a sunken continent hidden under Iceland, which they have now dubbed 'Icelandia'.An international team of geologists, led by Gillian Foulger, Emeritus Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University (UK), believe the submerged geological secret could stretch from Greenland to Europe.Reports claim the landmass could cover an area of around 600,000 km2 but could be up to 1,000,000 km2 when areas to the West of Britain are included.The theory, if proven, could change what we know about the world as it could mean that the giant supercontinent of Pangaea, which is thought to have broken up over 50 million years ago, is not.

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