Continental Drift Theory Continental Drift Theory: Abraham Ortelius first put forward the speculation that the continent might have ‘drifted’ in 1596. The first comprehensive and fully developed Continental Drift Theory was proposed by a German meteorologist, Alfred Wegener in 1912. Alfred Wegener was the first person who used the phrase ‘continental drift’. According to his hypothesis, all the continents were once been joined into a single landmass, called Pangaea, and a Mega Ocean surrounded this supercontinent. The name of the Mega Ocean was ‘Panthalassa’, before breaking apart and drifting to…
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