Pangaea — Science definition
The single supercontinent that Wegener proposed all of today's continents were once joined together as, before it broke apart.
Where it is taught
- Evidence for Continental Drift — Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics, Earth & Space Science, Grade 9
In use
Wegener proposed that all of today's continents were once joined into a single gigantic supercontinent he named Pangaea (Greek for 'all land'), which later broke apart, its pieces slowly drifting to the positions we see on the map today.
Evidence for Continental Drift