Prof Torsvik said that he believed pieces of Mauritia could be found about 10km down beneath Mauritius and under a swathe of the Indian Ocean.
BBC: Fragments of ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean
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"At the moment the Seychelles is a piece of granite, or continental crust, which is sitting practically in the middle of the Indian Ocean, " explained Prof Torsvik.
BBC: Fragments of ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean