About 70,000 years ago, there was a huge piece of land off the coast of Australia that could have supported around half a million people.

This land connected modern-day Indonesia to Australia and was part of the North-West Australian Shelf.

It used to be part of a bigger landmass called Sahul, which linked Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania into one continent

. Today, scientists are mapping this lost “Atlantis” to learn more about it. It’s fascinating to think about this ancient world that once existed!