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Who, in 1596, first proposed that the Americas, Europe and Africa were once joined?
AAntonio Pellegrini
BAbraham Ortelius
CAlfred Wegener
DArthur Holmes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Abraham Ortelius
1. He was a Dutch map maker.
2. Ortelius proposed it in 1596.
3. Pellegrini later drew the three continents together.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 4, Distribution of Oceans and Continents._
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