What is the continental drift?

Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. Continental drift was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. read more

Continental drift is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed. The speculation that continents might have 'drifted' was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596. read more

Because continental drift is still pushing India into Asia, the Himalayas are still growing. Continental drift describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time. Today, the theory of continental drift has been replaced by the science of plate tectonics. read more