130 million years ago Uplifted plain GONDWANA LITHOSPHERE ASTHENOSPHERE Magma 100 million years ago Rit valley Faults 80 million years ago Narrow sea AUSTRALIA ZEALANDIA Mid-ocean ridge present Australian Alps TASMAN SEA AUSTRALIA Extinct mid-ooean ridge Oceanic ithosphere Submerged continént

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