Mechanisms of continental drift
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- review article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Reports on Progress in Physics
- Vol. 41 (8) , 1249-1312
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/41/8/003
Abstract
The authors review the evidence for continental drift, the mechanism by which it occurs, and the visible effects of the process.Keywords
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