List of non-fictional lost worlds
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This is a list of non-fictional lost worlds, where the terrain has been isolated from its geological surroundings, and thus gained an independent ecological evolution, often resulting in the birth of species endemic to that area.
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[edit] Africa
- Madagascar - many speices are indigenous to the island.
[edit] Antarctica
- Weddell Sea - many undiscovered new animals found [1]
[edit] Asia
- Flores, Indonesia - Remains of homo floresiensis and pygmy elephants.
- Vu Quang, Vietnam - discovery of new deers in the 1990s.
[edit] Middle east
- Ayalon Cave, Israel - limestone cave isolated from outside world. New crustaceans discovered.[2]
[edit] South America
- Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
