abraham ortelius and alfred wegener propounded this theory that continents fit like a puzzle and that they were once integrated. upheavals and ruptures on the earth's surface caused the land mass to separate and drift to their present locations. the earth's lithosphere, divided into tectonic plates, move across the ocean and sea floors. some disappear on the earth's mantle by subduction while new oceanic crust emerge through seafloor spreading.
no, i'm not trying to be all-national-geographic here. it's just that i find solace in thinking that someday, when tectonic plates will move once more, my family and i might end up in the same continent again.
that is so romantic and poetic. like!
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