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IT has become clear in recent years that there is a formidable case for continental drift. The most convincing single piece of evidence comes from palæomagnetism1, but this is amply supported by a wealth of geological evidence. The only adequate mechanisms for continental drift which have yet been suggested are based on the activity of convection currents in the Earth's mantle.
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BOTT, M. Convection in the Earth's Mantle and the Mechanism of Continental Drift. Nature 202, 583–584 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202583b0
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