Continental drift, if you’ve been reading these blogs since the early days, you may recall an early Map Monday post about Pangea. It featured the ancient supercontinent with modern political boundaries superimposed on top. It also included a somewhat forced reference to the Crosby, Stills, and Nash song Marrakech Express. If you’d like to see how I manage such a twisted feat of logic here’s a convenient link Pangea.
What you may not recall is that that brilliant(?) combination of writing and cartography kicked off the Map Monday series. Back in those days, I posted a new map and blog every Monday. Thus the name Map Monday. Unfortunately, that became too much of a burden on me (and presumably you readers, too). As such, I converted the weekly to a monthly in the summer of 2016. The first ‘officially missed’ Monday was in July. Unfortunately, I’d already named the series. As much as I value truth in advertising, Map of the First Monday of the Month doesn’t quite roll off the tongue. Beyond that, the truth is that I liked the alliteration.
What does the Future Hold?
Just as Map Monday has come full circle, so too will the Earth’s continents. In 250 million years continental drift will once again join the landmasses into a supercontinent. Africa and North America will rejoin, but not in the same relative position. The east coast of the US now matches up with the southeastern coast of Africa. Like its ancient cousin the future Pangea will also include a large nearly landlocked sea. However, instead of a northern sea sandwiched between Russia and Canada, the future ocean be equitorial.
With that as an introduction, here’s this month’s featured map courtesy of brilliantmaps.com and Reddit user Coffete.
As always thanks for reading.
Armen
Note to Pay the Bills: Continental drift is one of the few scientific ideas that I haven’t managed to work into a YA series, yet. That said, the Misaligned series does feature scenes across time and even outside our universe. If you’ve ever wondered how to mix theoretical physics and Welsh mythology in a YA fantasty story, you can learn more here or find links to purchase books here.
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