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ID: 7025013
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http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7025013
Record Type:
physical
Panthalassa (former physical feature)
Note:
Ancient, enormous ocean that existed when all modern continents were still part of the supercontinent, Pangaea; it stretched from pole to pole & extended to about twice the width of the present-day Pacific ocean at the equator.
Names:
Panthalassa
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Panthalassa
(former physical feature) (
P
)
Place Types:
former physical feature (
preferred
,
C
)
............
existed until Pangaea split up
ocean (
H
)
Sources and Contributors:
Panthalassa..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.......................
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002)
accessed 08/10/00
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002)
accessed 08/10/00
Note:
English
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[
VP
]
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