List of non-fictional lost worlds

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.

1 List by region
2 References
3 See also

List by region

Africa

Madagascar - many species are indigenous to the island.

Antarctica

Weddell Sea - many undiscovered new animals found ^[1]
Lake Vostok - Unexplored liquid sub-glacial lake, expected to be explored in the next few years. Discovery of ancient extremophilic microorganisms hypothesized.

Asia

Flores, Indonesia - remains of homo floresiensis and dwarf elephants.
Vu Quang, Vietnam - discovery of new deer in the 1990s.

Europe

Lake Baikal, Siberia - many endemic fish, seals, and zooplankton.
Movile Cave, Romania - cave isolated from outside world. Many endemic species discovered.
Wrangel Island, Siberia - remains of woolly mammoths only recently extinct.

Oceania

Foja Mountains, New Guinea - various new species, including a 1.4 kg rat, a honeyeater, and several frogs and plants.
Hawaiian Islands, United States - many species of birds endemic to the islands.
New Zealand - many species of birds endemic to the islands. Some endemic species (includes extinct ones) are:

Middle east

Ayalon Cave, Israel - limestone cave isolated from outside world. New crustaceans discovered.^[2]

South America

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Monte Roraima, shared by Brazil, Venezuela and Guayana - model of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"
Suriname - 24 new species were discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname in 2006^[3]

References

^ MCILROY, ANNE (2006-06-02). "They may be ugly, but they're really deep" (in english). CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc.. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061211.wxmarine1211/BNStory/Science/home. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
^ Milstein, Mati (2006-06-02). "Prehistoric Cave Discovered; 8 New Species Thrive Inside" (in english). National Geographic. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060602-israel-cave.html. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
^ "Scientists find 24 new species in Suriname" (in english). MSNBC. 2007-06-04. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19028712/. Retrieved 2007-06-06.