Proposal
An alternative to plate tectonics theory is offered. It is proposed that a giant meteorite impact in what is today the Western Somali Basin sundered the protocontinent, producing the present global arrangement of landmasses and the significant topographic features in the region of the proposed impact.
Keywords
Meteorite, impact, continental drift, plate tectonics
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Recommended Citation
Fischer, J. Michael
(1994)
"A Giant Meteorite Impact and Rapid Continental Drift,"
Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism: Vol. 3, Article 22.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/icc_proceedings/vol3/iss1/22