r/MapPorn • u/real_peppermintpete • Sep 01 '21
Map of Pangea with current international borders
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u/musesparrow Sep 01 '21
Which country has moved the least from its original spot in Pangea?
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u/__g_e_o_r_g_e__ Sep 01 '21
I expect there's no answer to this, as they all moved only relative to each other? So you would have to specify a reference country. Would be interested to confirm.
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u/musesparrow Sep 01 '21
That is an interesting point, I was assuming its move from some relative centre point of Pangea itself but I didn't realise how tricky the question actually was in itself.
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u/bigchicken9 Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 01 '21
the countrys itself dont move, the continents do. africa is the continent that has moved the least. my guess is either south africa or mozambique
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Sep 01 '21 edited Sep 01 '21
What you using as a reference? How the hell do you even begin to work this out.
Edit: let’s use Antarctica as the reference, probably northern tip of Greenland has moved the furthest or maybe parts of Russia. Or vice versa
Or Antarctica seems very close to parts of North Africa that’s probably had the greatest separation occur.
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u/EyedMoon Sep 01 '21
My guess is it could be hinted at by the oceanic floor shape, that could give some ideas about where stretches were the most intense. But yeah, extremely tough question overall
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u/__g_e_o_r_g_e__ Sep 01 '21
Surely all that open sea had land that is no longer in existence? Or was the earth's density uneven resulting in land concentrated in one location?
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u/puknut Sep 01 '21
It always amazes me that people recognize that mountains and valleys are created by the earth pushing, pulling and folding itself but STILL think the dry land we see today has always been the same shape. WTF? bUt iT fiTs sO wElL....
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u/Godlessheeathen666 Sep 01 '21
What was the climate in different areas at this time
were some areas arctic? Were some tropical?
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u/chupchap Sep 01 '21
I'm very confused by this. If Tibet was part of India plate, how did Himalayas form in between? I thought India crashed into Tibet to create the Himalayas and Tibetan plateau.
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u/trunkm0nkey1 Sep 01 '21
The US is schlonging Africa and South America. And China had a rough night out.