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Gondwana vs Pangaea - What's the difference?

gondwana | pangaea |

As proper nouns the difference between gondwana and pangaea

is that gondwana is a region in India while Pangaea is a supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.

gondwana

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A region in India.
  • Southern supercontinent, formed after the break up of Pangaea before the Triassic period, including most of the landmasses which make up today's continents of the southern hemisphere.
  • pangaea

    Alternative forms

    * Pangea (US) *

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana.
  • Derived terms

    * Pangaean

    See also

    * Gondwanaland, Gondwana * Laurasia * Rodinia

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