THE FORMATION OF THE CONTINENTS 

THE FORMATION OF THE CONTINENTS 

1

280 million years ago

after the rains ended, which had lasted millions of years, the waters lowered

and a single block of land emerged

Pangaea

there was only one great ocean

Panthalassa

2

about 180 million years ago

the movements of the magma inside the Earth

caused

the division of Pangaea

LAURASIA

in the North

GONDA

in the South

3

about 130 million years ago

the two plates separated into smaller blocks that began to move apart

giving rise to the

continents

4

50 million years ago

the continents reached their current position