Earth's continents are changing, and scientists have a new theory
A new study published in the journal Gondwana Research posits that we actually only have six continents.
Growing up we all learned about Earths seven continents.
The study has found a new geological feature that is connecting European and North American.
For years we've learned that the seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
But new research from Cornell and the Smithsonian Institution deepens the geological understanding of Earth's crust by testing and ultimately combining North America and Europe as one continent.
The new continent would be called Euramerica.
The study's findings are based on a new analysis of the Earth's crust, which shows that the two continents are actually connected by a continuous stretch of continental crust.
This means that the two continents are actually part of the same geological formation, and should be considered as a single continent.
The study's findings are still being debated by other scientists, but they have the potential to change the way we think about the Earth's geography.
If the study's findings are confirmed, it would mean that the Earth has only six continents, not seven.
The new continent would be called Euramerica, and it would be the largest continent on Earth.
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