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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 effects rise with the share of the county’s landmass that burned, and Los Angeles County is nearing the upper end of the scale.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Black-naped pheasant-pigeon Lost: 1896 | Found: 2022 For 126 years, this secretive pheasant-like bird was considered all but lost on its homeland of Fergusson Island, a rugged and mountainous landmass off Papua New Guinea.
—Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The closest landmasses to that point are the uninhabited Balleny Islands (owned by New Zealand), where a 78% partial solar eclipse will begin 10 minutes after sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Around this time, the landmass was primarily located in the southern hemisphere.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Black-naped pheasant-pigeon Lost: 1896 | Found: 2022 For 126 years, this secretive pheasant-like bird was considered all but lost on its homeland of Fergusson Island, a rugged and mountainous landmass off Papua New Guinea.
—Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The closest landmasses to that point are the uninhabited Balleny Islands (owned by New Zealand), where a 78% partial solar eclipse will begin 10 minutes after sunrise.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Around this time, the landmass was primarily located in the southern hemisphere.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmass. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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