In 250 million years, this may be the only continent on Earth
Over time, Earth’s landmasses could smash together into a new supercontinent. Here’s what it might look like.
The continents are in constant motion: Tectonic plates crash together and break apart, creating new crust while old crust is pulled below the surface. The process shrinks and widens oceans, uplifts mountain ranges, and rearranges landmasses. In about 250 million years a new supercontinent, Pangaea Proxima, will form.
This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine.
