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according to the theory of continental drift, why do coastlines of africa and south america appear to fit together so well

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One major significant geographical feature that sailors during the Age of Exploration noticed were that the Eastern coastline of South America, fits like a puzzle to the Western coast of Africa. Furthermore, this observation firmly supported the Continental Drift theory of the origin of Earth's continents.

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