Atlantica

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Atlantica

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The name was introduced by John J. W. Rogers in 1996, because the parts of the ancient continent are now located on opposite sides of the South Atlantic Ocean.

proper noun

An ancient continent that formed during the Proterozoic about 2,000 million years ago from various 2 Ga cratons located in what are now West Africa and eastern South America.

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"Atlantica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/atlantica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Atlantica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/atlantica

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"Atlantica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/atlantica.

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@misc{atlantica_2026,
  title = {Atlantica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atlantica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}