Great southern supercontinent that began to break up about 100 million years ago and that included South America, Africa, Arabia, India, Antarctica, Australia and New Zealand;
Indian word, meaning ‘land of the Gond’ (so Gondwanaland is a tautonym).
The supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere formed after the breakup of Pangaea 200 million years ago; it persisted until 100 million years ago, when it split and produced the land masses now called South America, Africa, Arabia, India, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Antarctica.