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Which way do the continents push?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Continents are generally being moved in a direction perpendicular to their position on a side of a mid-ocean rift. For instance, if they're located west of the line of the rift that runs in a north-south direction, the continent will be moving westward.

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