Surprising Sunken Islands Discovered Off Australia

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The Pinacles. The extraordinary ancient rock formations that make up the Pinnacles are located about a three-hour drive north of Perth, the capital and largest city of the state of Western Australia, and near the coastal town of Cervantes. Regarded as one of Australia’s most unique landscapes, these incredible limestone spiers rise eerily out of the sand, some several metres tall.Photo source: ©© Badjonni

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Two sunken islands almost at the site of Tasmania have been discovered in the Indian Ocean west of the Australian city of Perth. The researchers who found the islands during a recent sea voyage think that they were once part of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana, which could have ramifications for our understanding of how that giant land mass broke apart…

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Parts of Gondwana megacontinent found off Australia, AFP

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