Uri Māroa, Te
1. (location) Gondwanaland.
He wā i piri tahi ai ngā paparahi o te ao, ka kīia ko Pangaea hei ingoa mō taua whenua rahi. Kotahi rau toru tekau miriona tau ki mua, ka tīmata te wehewehe haere o ngā paparahi e whitu. Ka tapaina te paparahi nui o te tonga ko Te Uri Māroa (RP 2009:313). / There was a time when the continents of the world were together and Pangaea was given as a name for that great land. One hundred and thirty years ago the seven continents began to separate. The great continent of the south was named Gondwanaland.
