Continental Drift Calculator
Distance between landmasses from plate motion rate and time.
Inputs
Results
Drift distance (km)
2,500
Drift distance (miles)1,553.43
Total separation (km)2,500
Future additional drift (km)1,250
Projected separation (km)3,750
Velocity (mm/yr)25
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter the Plate velocity (cm/yr) — the Mid-Atlantic Ridge moves ~2.5 cm/yr, the East Pacific Rise ~15 cm/yr.
- Set Elapsed time (million years) to model how far the plate has moved since a known geologic event.
- Optionally enter an Initial separation (km) if the landmasses started at a known distance apart.
- Set Future projection (million years) to forecast where the plate will be in the distant future.
- Read Drift distance (km) as the total displacement over the elapsed period, and Projected separation for the future position.
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