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one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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The East Pilbara Terrain, which is part of the Pilbara Craton, contains an approximately 125-mile-diameter landmass containing mostly Paleoarchaean cratonic crust, estimated to be about 3.48 billion years old, according to the paper.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
During that time, landmasses consolidated into a supercontinent called Rodinia and then broke apart again.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
In other models, conditions were milder and the development of cyanobacteria then depended upon the availability of freshwater and how much of Earth's landmass was above sea level.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Over the past 30 years, more than three-quarters of the Earth’s landmass has become drier.
—Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
During that time, landmasses consolidated into a supercontinent called Rodinia and then broke apart again.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
In other models, conditions were milder and the development of cyanobacteria then depended upon the availability of freshwater and how much of Earth's landmass was above sea level.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Over the past 30 years, more than three-quarters of the Earth’s landmass has become drier.
—Narcisa Pricope, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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