Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Gondwana



Gondwana \gän-ˈdwä-nə\ geographical name: one of two supercontinents resulting from the breakup of Pangaea, comprising what is now South America, Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica

Etymology: from the Gondwana region of central northern India, where some of the earliest rock formations of the supercontinent were first investigated

Gondwana was formerly known as Gondwanaland.

2 comments:

Vicki Peter said...

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Travis said...

Glad you like the site. Your word 'perseverate' is a great one. Don't be surprised if you see it as tomorrow's entry! Thanks.