Where is new zealand continent?

New Zealand is not part of the continent of Australia, but of the separate, submerged continent of Zealandia. New Zealand and Australia are both part of the Oceanian sub-region known as Australasia, with New Guinea being in Melanesia. read more

Technically, New Zealand is not part of any continent at the moment. It is the last fragment of a now submerged continent called Zealandia, that sank after breaking away from Australia 60-85 million years ago (mya). Politically, NZ is part of Oceania, an artificial geopolitical region consisting of Australia, NZ, and the tropical Pacific Islands. read more

Zealandia ( / z iː ˈ l æ n d i ə /), also known as the New Zealand continent or Tasmantis, is an almost entirely submerged mass of continental crust that sank after breaking away from Australia 60–85 million years ago, having separated from Antarctica between 85 and 130 million years ago. read more