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Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?

Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ? Correct Answer Wegener

Pangea’s existence was first proposed in 1912 by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift. Its name is derived from the Greek pangaia, meaning “all the Earth.”

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