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To: blam

Weren’t they going to adjust that map for continental drift at some point? North America and Europe should be closer together.


12 posted on 01/10/2008 3:45:02 PM PST by xcamel (FDT/2008)
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To: xcamel
"Weren’t they going to adjust that map for continental drift at some point? North America and Europe should be closer together."

I don't know.

The continents are drifing apart at about the same rate as your fingernails grow...so, even 10-15,000 years doesn't represent a significant amount of drift.

Africa and South American began drifting apart about 120 million years ago. So....

13 posted on 01/10/2008 4:03:13 PM PST by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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