In the future, there will be only one continent, and this could look like this

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Scientists say this is part of a natural cycle in which the tectonic plates unite to form a supercontinent that breaks down again.

The last time this happened, a supercontinent called "Pangea" was formed about 310 million years ago, before breaking down there are about 180 million of them. years.

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The future continent could take several forms: Novopangea, Pangea Ultima, Aurica and Amasia.

In the Amasia scenario, for example, a collision would see the union of South and South America and the disappearance of the Arctic Ocean and Asia, because of the displacement of the "tectonic plates" of the Earth.

The researchers say that they believe that Novopangaea is most likely.

The researchers write: "If we assume that the current conditions persist, so that the Atlantic continues to open and the Pacific continues to close, we have a scenario where the next supercontinent is formed at the antipodes of Pangea.

"The Americas would collide with Antarctica, which was drifting north and then into the collapsing Africa-Eurasia.

"The supercontinent that would then be called Novopangea, or Novopangaea.

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