Save Type Region Usage English Pronounced Pron. /pæn.ˈd͡ʒiː.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Created by the German geologist Alfred Wegener in 1915 to refer to a supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago. He called it in German Pangäa, from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and γαῖα (gaia) meaning "earth". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootspan + gaiaVariantPangeaOther Languages & CulturesPangea(Dutch) Pangée(French) Pangäa(German) Pangea(Italian) Pangea(Polish) Pangeia(Portuguese) Pangea(Spanish)
