Are the present continents a permanent feature on our planet?

Question

why or why not

Answer 1

As far as scientists have been able to figure out. the continents float and have changed during earth's history. North America used to be part of what was called Pangaea. It was a huge continent but separated and made Mexico, Brazil and basically south Americas, if I remember correctly. Earthquakes are caused from the edges or plates of these continents rubbing against each other so they are apparently still moving. Maybe we wont see a change in out lifetime but I think it is possible. Almost certainly possibly in many years time.

Answer 2

Nope, they are not
thousands of years back, the african continent, was part and parcel wit what now is South america....
also, the indian subcontinent, migrated north, fusing itself with the asian mass, and the junction is so elevated, that we know at the present time, as the Hymalaya Mountains....
And we have lots of examples like that (the legendary continent of Lemuria is one) mountains....Nothing is steady, continents move, even when its only one or two meters every, century, they will separate from the original, fuse another,,,,but it takes eons to do that....it will take thousands of generations for another significant movement of the surface of the earth to take place...
The reason, is that continents, are not eternal nor steady structures, they are surfaces, "floating" on magma, and thus, there is expectable mobility...that takes lots an lots of time to perform- its a matter of time...

Answer 3

i very highly doubt this. over time, continents are bound to move. some scientists even believe that in millions of years, and with hundreds of earthquakes, LA will be somewhere near sacramento. however, who knows if the earth and living inhabitants will be around to witness it by then with global warming and other apocolyptic theories...