What was noticed about the shape of coastlines by sailors as early as the sixteenth century?

The West coastline of Africa and East coastline of Australia looked like they fit together

The East coastline of South America and West coastline of Africa looked like they fit together

The West coastline of North America and East coastline of South America looked like they fit together

The East coastline of Asia and West coastline of North American looked like they fit together

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Elisha Copeland

18 March, 18:56

What was noticed about the shape of coastlines by sailors as early as the sixteenth century?

The West coastline of Africa and East coastline of Australia looked like they fit together

The East coastline of South America and West coastline of Africa looked like they fit together

The West coastline of North America and East coastline of South America looked like they fit together

The East coastline of Asia and West coastline of North American looked like they fit together

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Gloria Peterson · Answer 1

One major significant geographical feature that sailors during the Age of Exploration noticed were that the Eastern coastline of South America, fits like a puzzle to the Western coast of Africa. Furthermore, this observation firmly supported the Continental Drift theory of the origin of Earth's continents.