The continents that float on the Earth's surface are constantly on the move. But just how fast are they traveling?
Well, Hawaii, for example, is bearing down on the Japanese archipelago at a speed of 9cm a year. That amounts to nine meters in 100 years. So in the space of a single lifetime, it would appear that the world is not changing very much at all. But what about over 10 million years? Well, the gap would have narrowed by around 900km. So we're talking about a considerable amount of movement. In this edition of Earthrium we're going to look in fast-forward at the movement of the continents over the last 600 million years. You'll be surprised at how dynamically the Earth is changing.
Macintosh users: Please view on Safari
