Tag: continental drift

  • Australia Is Moving North Faster Than Any Other Continent

    Australia Is Moving North Faster Than Any Other Continent

    Seven centimeters. That is roughly the rate your fingernails grow in a year. It is also the speed at which an entire continent is drifting across the surface of the Earth. Australia is officially the fastest moving land mass on the planet, sliding north at about seven centimeters every single year. It sounds small, almost…