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North and South America are on different tectonic plates, while Europe and most of Asia are on a single plate. If anything, the geological definition of contine
by 0xffff2 4y ago
North and South America are on different tectonic plates, while Europe and most of Asia are on a single plate. If anything, the geological definition of continents seems to support separate Americas and a unified Eurasia.
- panxyh 4y agoI stand corrected then. Always assumed that the Ural lied on border of two plates.
- TylerE 4y agoThe best argument for separating the Americas is probably the existence of the Darien Gap. I’m not sure there is more inhospitable route in a populated area anywhere in the world.
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- Beldin 4y agoAnd to acknowledge India as a separate continent.