April 2024
Intermediate to advanced
592 pages
20h 6m
English
Alfred Wegener, a German meteorologist, arctic explorer, astronomer, and geologist, proposed the concept of continental drift. In actuality, he is regarded as the father of continental drift. Wegener presented a stunning notion of ‘continental drift’ in a presentation in 1912. Continental drift is the term for the movement of continents across the ocean floor. The process of drifting takes millions of years to complete. Wegener claimed that the continents joined together to form a single continental mass known as ‘Pangaea,’ which is Greek for ‘all earth.’ This supercontinent was encircled by a vast ocean that was known as ‘Panthalassa,’ which means all ...
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