About 250 million years ago, all continents were assembled as a single supercontinent, known as Pangea. Over time, the continents moved into the positions they have today.

The earth’s surface is like a puzzle of tectonic plates. The movements of continental and oceanic plates shape the landscape—generating volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, and basins along plate boundaries.

Throughout the history of our planet, continents have roamed over the surface of our planet, sometimes amalgamating together to form supercontinents, sometimes drifting apart. Rodinia was a Neoproterozoic supercontinent that assembled 1.1-0.9 billion years ago and broke up 750-633 million years ago. Land masses came back together about 250 million years ago, forming the supercontinent Pangea. Over time, the continents have moved into the positions they have today, yet they continue to move with respect to one another. 

The earth’s surface is like a puzzle of tectonic plates. The movements of continental and oceanic plates shape the landscape—generating volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, and basins along plate boundaries.

About 200 million years ago, continents came together to form the supercontinent Pangaea. From then until today, continents have been slowly drifting apart. Even at their current position, they continue to move.