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Meaning of microcontinent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

a fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.

Equivalents

Français microcontinent

Examples

“Seychelles can first be considered to have existed 62 mya when the Seychelles microcontinent split from India as a result of intense activity in the Carlsberg ridge which started 64 mya[…]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

microcontribution microcontroller microcontusion microconvection microcoordination microcopier

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