Zealandia

Zealandia

Zealandia may refer to:

;Geography
*Zealandia, a nearly submerged continent or microcontinent that sank after breaking away from Australia between 60 and 85 million years ago.
*Zealandia Bank, a submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean.
*The name Zealandia is proposed for an independent, sovereign nation consisting of New Zealand's South Island, Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, the Sub-Antarctic Islands and the Ross Dependency. The name has not yet gained wide approval from South Islanders.

;Ships
*British predreadnought battleship HMS "New Zealand", which served in the Royal Navy from 1905 to 1921 and was renamed HMS "Zealandia" in 1911.
*SS "Zealandia", an historically significant Australian cargo and passenger ship that served as a troopship in both World War I and World War II.

;Symbolism
*Zealandia, Britannia's daughter: A woman symbolising New Zealand (particularly in the early twentieth century), see [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/Z/Zealandia/ANationalSymbol/en] by Denis Glover.


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