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Continental Drift

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Continental drift holds that the continents were once joined in a single landmass and have since drifted apart over geologic time to reach their current positions. It was controversial when proposed but later gave rise to plate tectonics.

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1912 1
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Alfred Wegener 1
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1. Continental Drift (Britannica)
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Alfred Wegener (Britannica)
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